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AD281: Hurtin4certain PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sub Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shit Face (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norris comes to the cage accompanied by Norris Man - When Your Time Is Up. Face has chosen Blue clear sky as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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157 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sub Norris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shit Face!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris misses with a takedown attempt
so Face counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Norris looking for a guillotine here but Face defends easily.
Norris can't keep his opponent in guard - Face advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Norris wants to get back to his feet.
Norris is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Face pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Face is pressing down on Norris's thigh, looking to free his foot. Norris is holding on for now.
Norris tries to roll over but Face keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face trying to control from half guard but Norris is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Face is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Face is working for an americana but Norris has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Face was thinking about the submission.
Face wants to pass the guard but Norris is keeping the position.
Face trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Norris working for a triangle but Face defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Face looking to sit in guard and control but Norris gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Face is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Norris postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Face is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris preventing the sweep.
Norris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Face is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Face looking for a sweep. Not yet Face, not yet.
Norris advances position into side control!
Norris advances to mount.
Norris has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Face's face.
Face is in a horrible position here. Norris smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Norris trying to control but Face is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris goes for an armbar but Face turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Face.
Norris looking for a guillotine here but Face defends easily.
Norris seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Norris looking for a sweep. Not yet Norris, not yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Face with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sub Norris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Norris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Norris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Norris darts in looking for a takedown but Face gets double underhooks and turns Norris into the cage.
Norris takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Norris will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Face misses with a low kick.
Norris is looking to counter the offense by Face and move into the clinch.
Norris misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris forces Face back against the cage and clinches.
Norris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Norris throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris is trying to pull guard but Face has him pressed against the cage.
Face wants a takedown but no success here.
Norris tries to score a body lock takedown but Face shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Norris tries for a takedown. No joy.
Norris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Norris tries to stall but Face uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Norris jumps guard but Face stands there with Norris around his waist. Norris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Face gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Face prevents Norris from getting back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Norris is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris looking to sit in guard and control but Face gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Face passes Norris's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Face is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Face passes to full mount!
Face jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Norris is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Norris and Face has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Face prevents Norris from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris struggling a bit here.
Face is trying to get an arm triangle but Norris is defending well.
Face is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Norris has escaped the position, nice work there.
Face is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Norris is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Norris pushes Face away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Face gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Face wants to lay and pray for a moment but Norris keeps working.
Norris is looking for a sweep.
Face lands a decent elbow from side control.
Face tries for a kimura but Norris is defending well.
Norris takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Face is looking to take a break and control but Norris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Norris wants to control but Face postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shit Face showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Norris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Face paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Norris changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Face tries to avoid it but Norris manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Face to the ground. Face escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Norris fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Face. No joy for Norris on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sub Norris. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris leaves Face with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Norris wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Norris shoots in looking for a takedown but Face manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Norris's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris clinches with his opponent.
Norris stalling in the clinch but Face improves position.
Norris lands a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Face escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Norris gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Norris throws a big elbow that misses.
Norris trying to control but Face is working from the bottom.
Face tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shit Face has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Norris postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Face is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Norris, into his guard.
Face trying to control but Norris is working from the bottom.
Face is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Face from controlling successfully.
Face drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Norris manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Face has Norris in his guard.
Norris looking to pass the guard.
Norris passes Face's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris seems to be working for a kimura but Face defends the submission attempt.
Face is defending against the submission attempts here by Norris.
Face makes his way to full guard, as Norris worked for a kimura.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Face is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sub Norris showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Norris 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sub Norris!
Our winner, Sub Norris, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cena is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Champ is Here. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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281 lbs
20 - 16 - 0 |
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250 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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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
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Cena!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cena tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King counters with a one-two to the body.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cena lands a nice shot to the body.
Cena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
Cena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
Cena has a takedown stuffed.
Don King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Cena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cena scores with the left hand. King knows he should have avoided that one.
King scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena throws a poor cross that misses
and King connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King misses with an uppercut. Cena saw that one coming.
Cena misses with an uppercut
and Cena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cena throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Cena scores with a crisp jab that stopped King in his tracks.
It looks like Don King has been cut.
We've been told by King's head coaches at ELITE GYM 40CAP that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
King stuns Cena with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
King blocks a jab.
Cena misses with a shot to the body
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Cena throws a combination that misses
and King counters with a left and a right that stings Cena.
A right-left combo lands from King.
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!
Cena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena dodges the punch combination from King.
Cena misses with the combination.
Cena throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Cena.
Cena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Nice shot by King.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Cena is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
Cena throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cena misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cena finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cena.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cena.
King is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
King dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big right from King misses.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cena throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
Cena misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a nice uppercut.
Cena shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cena sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Don King's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from King misses.
A nice side step and Cena releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cena will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King connects with a looping right hand.
Cena lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cena looks to land a left hand but King moved out of range nicely.
King misses with a body shot.
Cena misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Cena misses the target.
Cena fails with the takedown
and King counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cena shoots in looking for a takedown but King manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cena's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cena scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Don King's cut.
That's time! King's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cena throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cena throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from King misses its target.
Cena on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King sizes up Cena with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cena might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, King has got the better of the exchanges.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cena.
Cena throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cena tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cena throws a leg kick that is checked
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cena connects with a looping right hand.
Cena connects with a single shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Felix Cena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cena misses the target.
It looked like King was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cena misses with a straight left.
Don King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cena.
An attempted straight right counter from King misses the target.
Cena misses with a lunging right hand
and King counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cena has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from King finds it's way round the side to connect with Cena's head.
Cena works the jab nicely.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
A little jabbing left from Cena on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cena shoots in looking for a takedown but King manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cena's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Don King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Cena.
King misses with a combination
and Cena counters with a two punch combo.
King scores with a jab to the jaw.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Cena or perhaps it was just good defense by King, which made it look bad.
Cena slips a jab and a cross from King.
Cena throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
King swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cena misses with a double jab.
Cena misses with a combination
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Cena on the wrong end of a nice hook.
King swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King cracks Cena with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cena shoots and misses
letting King counter with a right hand.
King lands a left and a right that send Cena crashing to the mat, dazed. King thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cena is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a double jab.
Cena is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
Cena lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cena misses with a series of wild punches.
Cena seems to have recovered his senses.
Cena blocks a jab.
Cena lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
King misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cena! But no joy.
Cena throws a sloppy body shot
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
King gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cena.
Don King is winning the standup battle so far.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cena rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but King moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
King is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cena shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cena is breathing heavily.
Cena is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
King is looking to counter punch.
Cena has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
King looks to land a left hand but Cena moved out of range nicely.
King is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice shot by Cena.
King lands a slapping body shot.
King fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cena dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!
Cena walks into a stiff left hand from King.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cena throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cena slips a jab and a cross from King.
Cena takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don King dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Don King's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cena misses with a hook
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cena throws a hook but King blocks it.
Cena throws a hook to the side of King's head but King sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Cena does no damage.
Oooooh!!! King has knocked Cena down with a huge combo! King steps away and waves a wobbly Cena back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Felix Cena has been cut.
King fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Cena to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Cena looks to clinch but King throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Cena taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Don King!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Knapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knapp comes to the cage accompanied by Go to Sleep. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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31 - 13 - 0 |
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178 lbs
17 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Knapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Campbell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Knapp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Knapp gets a double leg takedown into Campbell's guard.
Campbell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Knapp manages to get himself to full guard.
Campbell tries to free his leg and advance position but Knapp is retaining full guard.
Knapp is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Campbell is controlling him.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell passes Knapp's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Knapp is in trouble now - Campbell has advanced to mount!
Campbell tries to take Knapp's back but instead Knapp uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Knapp won't allow Campbell to pass to mount.
Campbell keeps trying to improve his position.
Campbell throws a strike but Knapp avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell wants to pass the guard but Knapp is keeping the position.
Campbell pushes down on Knapp's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Campbell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Knapp is just riding it out for now. Campbell eventually gives up the hold.
Knapp is refusing to be controlled, as Campbell sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Knapp!
Poor strikes thrown by Campbell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Campbell wants to take his opponent's back but instead Knapp manages to regain half guard.
Campbell is looking to pass Knapp's guard but actually Knapp recovers to full guard.
Campbell wants to control from the top but Knapp keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Campbell trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Campbell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Campbell wants to control for a moment but Knapp uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Campbell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Knapp doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Campbell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Campbell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Campbell.
Knapp throws a head kick that misses.
Knapp checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Knapp shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Campbell tries to roll over but Knapp keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campbell trying to get back to full guard but Knapp takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Campbell is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell gets back to half guard.
Knapp is thwarting Campbell's attempts to control the position.
Knapp wants to stand but Campbell has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Campbell tries to roll over but Knapp keeps him under control.
Knapp stands up from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Campbell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Campbell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Campbell gets caught napping as Knapp dives in and scores a takedown. Campbell manages to retain guard.
Campbell wants to sweep here but Knapp controlling him for the moment.
Knapp avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knapp gets to his feet. Campbell looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Peter Knapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knapp sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Campbell scores with a head kick. Knapp tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Peter Knapp has been cut.
Campbell tries a head kick but it misses.
Knapp throws a lazy uppercut
and Campbell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Knapp tries a low kick but Campbell avoids it.
Campbell tries to counter with a clinch but Knapp shakes him off and moves away.
Campbell explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Knapp works the jab nicely.
Campbell lands a really nice looking cross but Knapp seems unphased.
Knapp misses with a wild body shot.
Knapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Campbell.
Knapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Campbell lunges at Knapp with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Knapp's hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knapp misses with a kick to the body.
Knapp looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Knapp throws a jab when Campbell was well out of range.
Knapp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Campbell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knapp throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knapp tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campbell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Campbell.
Knapp misses with a series of wild punches.
Campbell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Knapp.
Campbell is looking to clinch but Knapp is avoiding it.
A combination from Knapp does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Campbell.
Knapp checks a low kick from Campbell.
Knapp throws the left hand but Campbell avoids the punch easily.
Knapp throws a poor cross that misses
and Campbell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Campbell.
Campbell missing with knees to the body.
Campbell manages to break the clinch.
Campbell is looking to clinch but Knapp is avoiding it.
Campbell lands with a nice body kick.
Knapp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knapp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Knapp takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Campbell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Peter Knapp's cut.
That's time! Knapp's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Knapp moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Campbell.
Knapp stalling.
Knapp tries a body shot but Campbell blocks it.
Campbell takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knapp looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knapp misses with a body punch.
Knapp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knapp working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Knapp jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knapp thuds his right hand into Campbell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A cross from Knapp lands.
No joy there for Knapp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campbell tries to clinch up.
Campbell lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Campbell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Knapp is looking to clinch.
Campbell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Campbell forces Knapp back against the cage and clinches.
Campbell prevents Knapp from breaking the clinch.
Knapp is trying to force a seperation but Campbell has the dominant position.
Knapp manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Knapp darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Campbell is rocked!
Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Knapp is just out of range.
Campbell moves into the clinch successfully.
Knapp managing to block the knees to the body from Campbell.
Knapp throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Campbell.
A body shot lands from Campbell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knapp breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knapp throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Campbell crashing down! Campbell tries to stagger back to his feet but Knapp just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Campbell asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Knapp!
Peter Knapp was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yeo Jae Suk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jae Suk comes to the cage accompanied by DJ SNAKE - GET LOW. Tua comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Freak on a Leash by Korn kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Yeo Jae Suk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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269 lbs
34 - 23 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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
29 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Yeo Jae Suk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tua sizes up Jae Suk with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Jae Suk blocks the low kick.
Tua tries a low kick but Jae Suk avoids it.
Jae Suk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jae Suk attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tua is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tua lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tua misses with an uppercut.
Tua attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tua tries a low kick but Jae Suk avoids it.
A jab from Tua misses.
Jae Suk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tua misses with a body shot
and Jae Suk counters with a leg kick.
Jae Suk tries to clinch but Tua moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jae Suk. That's going to slow Tua down.
Tua missing with a left hand there. Jae Suk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tua throws a lazy right hand but Jae Suk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jae Suk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Wolf Training Lair in the buildup to the fight.
Jae Suk lands a nice shot to the body.
Jae Suk staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Suk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tua is out of range and Jae Suk settles back down.
Jae Suk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Jae Suk's shoulder, as Jae Suk tries to avoid the shot.
Jae Suk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jae Suk misses with a low kick.
Jae Suk avoids the body shot from Tua.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tua.
Jae Suk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tua lands a body shot.
Jae Suk moves forwards but Tua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jae Suk misses the shot to the body.
Jae Suk slips a straight right by Tua.
Jae Suk tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tua manages to circle out of the way.
Tua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tua misses with a hook.
Tua cracks Jae Suk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's two 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!
Tua blocks the body kick.
Tua looks to throw the jab but Jae Suk is out of range.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
We've been informed that Tua has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Tua misses with a hook
and Jae Suk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jae Suk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tua tries to break the clinch but Jae Suk is controlling the position.
Tua tries a body shot but Jae Suk blocks it.
Jae Suk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tua is defending well for now.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Tua wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jae Suk has him pressed against the cage.
Tua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jae Suk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jae Suk is trying to pull guard but Tua turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tua breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua cracks Jae Suk with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tua tests Jae Suk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tua swings widly with a right hand
and Jae Suk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jae Suk scores with a body shot.
Tua misses with an uppercut
enabling Jae Suk to counter with a crisp jab.
Jae Suk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tua.
Some bone on bone action there as Tua checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jae Suk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tua.
Jae Suk is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tua.
Tua slips a jab from Jae Suk.
Tua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Jae Suk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jae Suk moves away from the strike by Tua.
Tua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tua throws a jab when Jae Suk was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Jae Suk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jae Suk 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 Tua has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tua and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Jae Suk does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Jae Suk.
Tua throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jae Suk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jae Suk lands a leg kick that knocks Tua off balance momentarily.
Fatu Tua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jae Suk defending well as Tua loads up on a big left hand.
Tua throws a hook but Jae Suk blocks it.
Tua cracks Jae Suk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jae Suk slips a jab from Tua.
Jae Suk is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jae Suk slips a straight right by Tua.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Jae Suk's shoulder, as Jae Suk tries to avoid the shot.
Jae Suk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fatu Tua will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jae Suk drives through and clinches with Tua against the cage.
Jae Suk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tua working hard to break the clinch.
Jae Suk unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tua lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jae Suk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tua up against the cage.
Tua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tua tries to break free but Jae Suk pushes him back against the cage.
Tua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tua stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tua is trying to force a seperation but Jae Suk has the dominant position.
Tua wants to stall.
Jae Suk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jae Suk lands a knee to the head.
Tua wants to break free but Jae Suk has control.
Tua is trying to break the clinch but Jae Suk has him pressed against the cage.
Jae Suk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tua is defending well for now.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Jae Suk.
Tua misses with a punch on the inside.
Tua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jae Suk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tua is trying to push Jae Suk away but Jae Suk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jae Suk has Tua pressed against the cage, preventing Tua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jae Suk with a knee to the head.
Jae Suk trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jae Suk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tua is trying to break free.
Jae Suk has Tua pushed against the cage.
Tua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tua lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tua is trying to break free.
Tua looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tua wants to get back to striking at distance but Jae Suk won't allow it.
Jae Suk tries a knee to the head but Tua blocks it.
Tua misses with a punch to the body.
Tua has a couple of punches blocked by Jae Suk.
Tua wants to break free but Jae Suk has control.
Tua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jae Suk blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tua wants to stall.
Tua managing to block the knees to the body from Jae Suk.
Tua is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jae Suk tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tua avoids it.
Jae Suk tries to land knees in the clinch but Tua avoids the damage to the body.
Jae Suk has Tua pressed against the cage, preventing Tua from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jae Suk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tua escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good work by Jae Suk as he checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jae Suk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fatu Tua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tua throws a looping overhand right but Jae Suk ducks down to avoid it.
Tua misses with a straight right.
Nice body kick there by Jae Suk.
Jae Suk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jae Suk instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Jae Suk.
Tua is trying to break free.
Tua can't find room to land a body shot as Jae Suk controls the action.
Tua misses with some punches.
Jae Suk scores with a shot to the side of Tua's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jae Suk.
Tua doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yeo Jae Suk dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jae Suk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tua manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tua misses with a jab to the body
and Jae Suk counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Jae Suk looks at the referee who does nothing so Jae Suk lands a crushing right that sends Tua to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yeo Jae Suk!
During a confident post fight interview, Yeo Jae Suk thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kuai Liang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liang comes into the arena with So Cold by Breaking Benjamin blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
153 lbs
24 - 17 - 0 |
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31
157 lbs
20 - 11 - 3 |
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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
24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kuai Liang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Tommy DeVito!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeVito throws a hook to the side of Liang's head but Liang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liang throws a low kick but DeVito avoids it.
Liang looks to land a combination but DeVito avoids it well.
DeVito doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Liang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good leg kick by DeVito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kuai Liang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeVito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeVito throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liang takes a jab right on the kisser.
DeVito avoids the body shot from Liang.
DeVito throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeVito just misses with a punch to the body.
Liang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
DeVito blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVito scores with the left hand. Liang knows he should have avoided that one.
DeVito throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liang swings for the body but DeVito moves out of range.
Liang lands a right hook to the body.
Liang throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeVito looks to land a right hand but Liang moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Liang.
Liang tries to land a leg kick but DeVito saw it coming and moves away.
DeVito wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liang. That's going to slow DeVito down.
Liang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Liang tenderised DeVito's leg. DeVito is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liang lands an overhand right.
DeVito throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liang closes the distance and pushes DeVito back into the cage.
Liang misses with a punch on the inside.
DeVito lands a body punch.
DeVito taking a breather.
DeVito scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Liang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two 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!
Liang swings wildly with an uppercut but DeVito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liang misses with a body punch.
DeVito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeVito lands with a short punch from the clinch.
DeVito is looking to control Liang's arms but Liang gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeVito has his back to the cage.
Liang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DeVito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liang's elbow.
DeVito tries to work over Liang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
DeVito tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liang's elbow.
DeVito softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Liang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Liang throws a knee to the head but misses.
DeVito content to slow the pace in the clinch.
DeVito avoids the elbow strike from Liang, against the cage.
DeVito missing with knees to the body.
DeVito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Liang is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liang looking to throw knees to the head but DeVito is blocking nicely.
DeVito trying to stall but Liang improves his position.
DeVito takes a shot to the head.
Liang misses with a body punch.
Liang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeVito crunches a lovely knee into Liang's ribcage.
DeVito blocks an uppercut.
Liang fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Liang has a couple of punches blocked by DeVito.
DeVito tries to work over Liang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liang misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liang is stalling here.
DeVito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeVito tries to throw a body punch but Liang avoids it by throwing DeVito back against the cage.
Liang tries to throw a body punch but DeVito avoids it by throwing Liang back against the cage.
DeVito is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from DeVito.
DeVito blocks an uppercut.
DeVito is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from DeVito.
Liang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of DeVito backwards.
A body shot lands from DeVito.
Liang is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Liang throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liang working aggressively here.
Liang prevents a body shot from DeVito.
DeVito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kuai Liang will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Liang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
DeVito tests Liang's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Kuai Liang has been cut.
DeVito takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Liang misses the shot to the body.
Kuai Liang is winning the standup battle so far.
Liang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeVito.
Liang 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.
DeVito lands with an uppercut that bounces Liang off the cage and back into range.
Good leg kick by DeVito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before DeVito has time to react.
Liang throws a sloppy head kick
and DeVito counters with a good low kick that Liang was not able to check.
Liang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeVito missing with a left hand there. Liang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Liang is looking to wear down DeVito with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Liang takes one to the side of the head.
Liang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
DeVito thows a left - swing and a miss!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by DeVito.
Liang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. DeVito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Liang!
Liang misses with a straight right.
DeVito walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
DeVito checks a low kick from Liang.
DeVito throws a body shot but no joy.
Liang fires out a quick counter leg kick but DeVito just manages to avoid it.
Liang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Liang throws a right hand that DeVito ducks under and follows up with a left that DeVito also avoids with ease.
Liang wants to land a leg kick but DeVito is out of range.
DeVito throws a body shot but no joy.
DeVito lands with a good body shot.
Liang throws a leg kick but DeVito sees it coming and moves out of range.
Liang throws a hook but DeVito blocks it.
Liang throws a push kick but DeVito slaps the foot to one side.
Jab from DeVito.
DeVito fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liang manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from DeVito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liang takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
DeVito throws a nice looking combination but Liang bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
DeVito looks to score with a jab to the body but Liang is just out of range.
DeVito misses the jab.
Liang tries to counter by clinching up but DeVito breaks away and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liang. DeVito does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
DeVito wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Liang has him pressed against the cage.
DeVito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liang effectively controlling the action here.
DeVito tries a body shot but Liang blocks it.
Liang lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liang.
Liang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DeVito.
Liang lands a hook that snaps the head of DeVito backwards.
Liang is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
DeVito has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liang working aggressively here.
Liang blocks a body shot from DeVito.
Liang has a couple of punches blocked by DeVito.
DeVito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liang tries a knee to the head but DeVito blocks it.
Liang throws a punch but it's blocked by DeVito.
Liang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Liang has DeVito pressed against the cage.
DeVito tries to work over Liang's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liang misses with a punch to the body.
Liang avoids the elbow strike from DeVito, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liang working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Liang.
Liang prevents a body shot from DeVito.
DeVito looking to stall.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeVito has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
DeVito is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Liang gets through DeVito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Liang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liang crunches a lovely knee into DeVito's ribcage.
Liang struggles to land a body shot inside as DeVito controls his hands.
Liang swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
DeVito prevents a body shot from Liang.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeVito throws a head punch that misses.
DeVito is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuai Liang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kuai Liang's cut.
That's time! Liang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Liang goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
DeVito swings away with a leg kick that misses.
DeVito cracks Liang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liang tries a low kick but DeVito avoids it.
DeVito on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Liang. Liang obviously looking to wear him down.
Liang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but DeVito is out of range.
DeVito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
DeVito scoring well with a low kick there.
DeVito fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Liang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Liang pushes DeVito away with a front kick.
DeVito misses with a left hand
and Liang counters with a right hand to the body.
Liang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from DeVito.
Liang clobbers DeVito with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
DeVito fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Liang looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liang avoids the body shot from DeVito.
Liang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
DeVito throws out a counter right but Liang avoids it with no problem.
Liang misses with a kick to the body
and DeVito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang doesn't manage to clinch there - DeVito circles away.
A nice side step and DeVito releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
DeVito takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Liang checks a leg kick nicely.
Liang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liang misses the shot to the body.
DeVito appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
DeVito swinging wildly here.
Liang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Liang throws a sloppy head kick and DeVito moves out of range easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts DeVito, as that shot connected.
Liang fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and DeVito has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
DeVito throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
DeVito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liang.
DeVito throws a looping overhand right but Liang ducks down to avoid it.
Liang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVito with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Liang.
DeVito takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Liang has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
DeVito misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liang. That's going to slow DeVito down.
DeVito takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Liang misses with a body shot.
It seemed like DeVito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
DeVito takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
DeVito blocks the body kick.
DeVito scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Liang misses with a body shot.
DeVito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Liang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeVito avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
DeVito attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Liang misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from DeVito misses.
Liang drops his hands momentarily and DeVito takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as DeVito checks a leg kick.
Liang throws a head kick that misses
and DeVito counters with a nice uppercut.
Liang lands a jab to the nose.
Liang tries to land a front kick but DeVito steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Liang is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
DeVito throws out a powerful jab.
DeVito uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liang.
Kuai Liang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Liang looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A combination from DeVito does no damage.
Tommy DeVito has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
DeVito moves out of range of the body kick.
DeVito jabs Liang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Liang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
DeVito keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Liang misses with a straight right.
Liang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt DeVito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeVito throws a hook but Liang blocks it.
DeVito loads up on a big right hand but Liang slips the punch.
DeVito throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
DeVito lands with a nice body punch.
Liang moves in looking to clinch but DeVito pushes him off.
DeVito closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
DeVito connects with a leg kick. Liang looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Liang.
Liang throws a leg kick but DeVito sees it coming and moves out of range.
Liang lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A bone on bone clash there as Liang blocks the leg kick.
Liang checks a leg kick.
DeVito throws a looping overhand right but Liang ducks down to avoid it.
Liang throws a low kick but DeVito moves out of range easily.
Liang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from DeVito.
Liang throws a counter high kick but DeVito was just alert enough to avoid it.
Liang moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tommy DeVito.
I think Liang 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kuai Liang!
Kuai Liang decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Mercer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Ufcowski jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ufcowski jr has chosen Slipknot - Duality as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Pawel Ufcowski jr!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer throws a head kick that misses.
Mercer has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ufcowski jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mercer backs up against the cage.
It looks like Alex Mercer has been cut.
Mercer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ufcowski jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ufcowski jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ufcowski jr misses with a hook to the body
enabling Mercer to counter with a crisp jab.
Ufcowski jr misses with a straight right.
Ufcowski jr scores with a nice body kick.
Mercer gets caught napping as Ufcowski jr dives in and scores a takedown. Mercer manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ufcowski jr throws a strike but Mercer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ufcowski jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mercer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mercer trying to control but Ufcowski jr is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ufcowski jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Ufcowski jr, not yet.
Mercer looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ufcowski jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mercer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mercer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ufcowski jr keeping full guard, as Mercer tries to pass.
Ufcowski jr wants to sweep here but Mercer controlling him for the moment.
Mercer postures up.
Ufcowski jr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mercer passes into half guard.
Mercer controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr looking for submissions off his back.
Ufcowski jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mercer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ufcowski jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ufcowski jr 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mercer misses with a low kick.
Ufcowski jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mercer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ufcowski jr just manages to avoid it.
Ufcowski jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ufcowski jr throws a low kick, looking for Mercer's leg but Mercer calmly moves out of range.
A jab from Ufcowski jr misses.
Mercer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ufcowski jr momentarily.
Mercer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ufcowski jr.
A little feinted left hand from Mercer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mercer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ufcowski jr in his tracks.
Pawel Ufcowski jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mercer 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.
Ufcowski jr fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mercer checks it well.
Mercer throws a low kick but Ufcowski jr moves out of range easily.
And Ufcowski jr tries to counter it with a takedown but Mercer pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ufcowski jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercer keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mercer appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pawel Ufcowski jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alex Mercer'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.
Mercer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pawel Ufcowski jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mercer, right into the meat.
A jab from Mercer misses.
A shot to the liver by Mercer. Beautiful body shot.
Mercer connects with a leg kick. Ufcowski jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ufcowski jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Mercer is just out of range.
Ufcowski jr checks a leg kick.
Mercer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ufcowski jr cracks Mercer with a right hand to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Ufcowski jr.
Mercer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ufcowski jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ufcowski jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ufcowski jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mercer throws a leg kick but Ufcowski jr checks it.
Ufcowski jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Mercer walks into a straight right hand from Ufcowski jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercer counters with a nice uppercut.
Ufcowski jr throws out a loose jab but Mercer uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Ufcowski jr.
Mercer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ufcowski jr checks a leg kick.
Mercer misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercer.
Ufcowski jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mercer.
Mercer throws a looping overhand right but Ufcowski jr ducks down to avoid it.
Ufcowski jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Mercer.
Ufcowski jr misses with a looping left.
Mercer misses with an uppercut.
Mercer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ufcowski jr.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ufcowski jr - that will leave a mark!
Ufcowski jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr lunges at Mercer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mercer's hand.
A cross from Ufcowski jr lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Ufcowski jr as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mercer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ufcowski jr is able to avoid easily.
Mercer avoids a kick to the body.
Ufcowski jr punishes Mercer's body with a nice straight punch.
Mercer stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ufcowski jr shoots in but Mercer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Ufcowski jr finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ufcowski jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercer tries a low kick but Ufcowski jr avoids it.
Ufcowski jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Mercer.
Jab, jab by Ufcowski jr - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr digs a good body shot into Mercer's ribs.
Ufcowski jr blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Mercer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mercer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ufcowski jr tried to score with a low kick but Mercer checks it.
Mercer walks into a straight right hand from Ufcowski jr.
Mercer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ufcowski jr on the side of the head.
Mercer slips under a jab.
Mercer misses with a low kick.
Mercer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mercer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ufcowski jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mercer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ufcowski jr misses with an uppercut
and Mercer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr throws a jab when Mercer was well out of range.
Ufcowski jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ufcowski jr.
Mercer throws a series of punches but Ufcowski jr moves out of range.
Ufcowski jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mercer manages to avoid it.
Ufcowski jr throws a hook but Mercer avoids it easily.
Mercer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ufcowski jr swings for the body but Mercer moves out of range.
Mercer throwing a counter right hand but Ufcowski jr manages to avoid it.
Ufcowski jr misses with a double jab.
Mercer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ufcowski jr blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Ufcowski jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ufcowski jr. Mercer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mercer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ufcowski jr misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Ufcowski jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alex Mercer's cut.
That's time! Mercer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mercer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ufcowski jr misses with a straight left.
Ufcowski jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mercer defends well and Ufcowski jr ends up having to push Mercer into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ufcowski jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mercer misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Mercer.
Ufcowski jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mercer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ufcowski jr with the counter takedown but Mercer avoids it easily.
Ufcowski jr looks to throw the jab but Mercer is out of range.
Ufcowski jr misses with a shot to the body
and Mercer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ufcowski jr is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ufcowski jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Ufcowski jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Mercer finish him?
Ufcowski jr works over Mercer's head and body with a nice combination.
Ufcowski jr seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer throws a combination that misses
and Ufcowski jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ufcowski jr dodges the punch combination from Mercer.
Ufcowski jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mercer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mercer tries to land a leg kick but Ufcowski jr saw it coming and moves away.
Mercer moves out of range as Ufcowski jr strikes.
Mercer is looking for a counter combo.
Ufcowski jr jabs Mercer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mercer jabs Ufcowski jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mercer motions for Ufcowski jr to come forward. Mercer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ufcowski jr.
Mercer lands with an uppercut that bounces Ufcowski jr off the cage and back into range.
Mercer tries to land a front kick but Ufcowski jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alex Mercer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ufcowski jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mercer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ufcowski jr drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mercer defends it well.
Alex Mercer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ufcowski jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Mercer misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mercer wants to clinch up but Ufcowski jr keeps it at a distance.
Mercer slips under a jab from Ufcowski jr.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ufcowski jr. That's going to slow Mercer down.
A punch lands to the side of Ufcowski jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
An inside leg kick from Mercer misses.
Ufcowski jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Ufcowski jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ufcowski jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mercer pinned against the cage. Mercer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Alex Mercer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mercer counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ufcowski jr. Those never looked like landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Mercer misses its target.
Mercer walks into a straight right hand from Ufcowski jr.
Ufcowski jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ufcowski jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mercer under the eye.
Ufcowski jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Pawel Ufcowski jr has been cut.
Ufcowski jr throws a leg kick which misses Mercer's front leg but catches the back leg as Mercer tries to avoid it.
Ufcowski jr attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ufcowski jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Mercer.
Ufcowski jr lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mercer will feel that in the morning.
Ufcowski jr looks up at the clock. Bad move! Mercer lands a right hand from hell, dropping Ufcowski jr. Mercer pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Mercer!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex Mercer thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Pawel Ufcowski jr spoke after the fight, saying 'I guess I don't have it anymore...Time to hang my gloves. Thanks for all support!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leopold Stotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Cowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stotch comes to the cage accompanied by boom baby. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class MT
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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
21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leopold Stotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jared Cowen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stotch slips under a jab.
Cowen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stotch.
Cowen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cowen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stotch moves away.
Cowen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stotch tries to clinch but Cowen is having none of it.
Cowen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stotch darts in and clinches Cowen up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stotch throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cowen.
Stotch lands an elbow inside that Cowen shrugs off.
Stotch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stotch swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Stotch.
Stotch tries to work over Cowen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cowen takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jared Cowen has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Stotch scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowen has a couple of punches blocked by Stotch.
Stotch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cowen breaks the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cowen.
Stotch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Barracks - LOD in the buildup to the fight.
Stotch takes a swing at Cowen's ribcage but misses.
Cowen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Stotch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stotch.
Stotch throws a poor cross that misses
and Cowen counters with a stiff right hand.
Cowen misses with a two punch combination.
Cowen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stotch lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stotch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cowen misses with a lunging right hand
and Stotch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stotch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cowen.
A lazy left from Cowen finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stotch scoring well with a low kick there.
Cowen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stotch lands with a shot to the body.
Cowen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cowen throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Stotch counter with a right hand.
Cowen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stotch is out of range and Cowen settles back down.
Stotch motions for Cowen to come forward. Stotch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stotch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheers as Stotch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cowen doesn't seem phased though.
Cowen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stotch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Stotch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cowen misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Cowen moved away.
Cowen throws a jab when Stotch was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch connects with an inside leg kick.
Stotch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stotch misses with an elbow strike.
Stotch misses with a knee to the head.
Stotch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Cowen.
Cowen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stotch working aggressively here.
Stotch misses with a knee to the head.
Cowen misses with a body punch.
Cowen stalling against the cage.
Cowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stotch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stotch tries to land a knee to the head but Cowen blocks with his arms.
A short right from Cowen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cowen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stotch looking to throw knees to the head but Cowen is blocking nicely.
Stotch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stotch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stotch pushes Cowen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cowen trying to control the position but instead, Stotch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cowen into the cage.
Cowen prevents a body shot from Stotch.
Cowen struggles to land a body shot inside as Stotch controls his hands.
Stotch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stotch trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stotch.
Stotch tries to land a knee to the head but Cowen blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stotch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stotch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cowen.
Cowen managing to block the knees to the body from Stotch.
Stotch tries to work over Cowen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopold Stotch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jared Cowen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Stotch. Cowen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stotch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Stotch closes the distance and pushes Cowen back into the cage.
Cowen takes an elbow to the temple.
Stotch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cowen.
Stotch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stotch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cowen can do to turn this around?
Cowen taking a breather.
Cowen has a couple of punches blocked by Stotch.
Stotch with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cowen avoiding damage.
Stotch trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stotch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cowen is defending well for now.
Cowen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stotch has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Cowen.
Cowen throws a punch but it's blocked by Stotch.
Stotch tries a knee to the head but Cowen blocks it.
Stotch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Stotch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cowen looking to stall.
Stotch swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stotch lands a knee to the head.
Leopold Stotch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Stotch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Stotch lands a good knee to the midsection. Cowen won't want to take too many of those.
Cowen is breathing heavily.
Cowen manages to break the clinch.
Cowen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stotch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stotch throws a hook to the side of Cowen's head but Cowen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stotch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cowen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stotch tests Cowen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cowen checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stotch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cowen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stotch is looking to chop away at Cowen's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stotch jabs at Cowen's body.
Stotch connects with a leg kick. Cowen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Cowen checks it.
Cowen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stotch with a nice cross.
A cross from Stotch lands.
Cowen with a hook.
Cowen feints and then cracks Stotch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stotch down.
Stotch will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stotch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stotch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leopold Stotch is winning the standup battle so far.
Stotch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch throws a shot to the body.
Cowen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cowen throws a lazy right hand but Stotch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stotch throws a low kick, looking for Cowen's leg but Cowen calmly moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Stotch.
Cowen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cowen misses with a looping left.
Stotch wants to slow Cowen down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Cowen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cowen throws a shot from downtown. Stotch moves away and avoids it.
Stotch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stotch throws a leg kick but Cowen checks it.
Cowen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stotch lands a right hook to the body.
Cowen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from Cowen misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stotch slips a jab from Cowen.
As Cowen backs away, Stotch returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cowen blocks a low kick nicely.
Cowen scores with a spinning back kick!
Stotch pushes Cowen up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stotch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stotch.
Stotch lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Stotch.
Cowen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cowen blocks an elbow strike.
Stotch lands an elbow inside that Cowen shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Stotch.
Cowen avoids the elbow strike from Stotch, against the cage.
Stotch lands a good knee to the midsection. Cowen won't want to take too many of those.
Stotch lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cowen prevents a body shot from Stotch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leopold Stotch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jared Cowen'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!
Cowen throws out a loose jab but Stotch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stotch has Cowen up against the cage in a clinch.
Stotch gets through Cowen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stotch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cowen fails to land.
Cowen takes an elbow to the temple.
Stotch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cowen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stotch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cowen's brow.
Cowen avoids a wild elbow strike from Stotch.
Stotch landing knees to the head.
Cowen lands with a light punch inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Stotch here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cowen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stotch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stotch misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cowen.
Stotch throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stotch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowen takes an elbow to the temple.
Cowen avoiding damage as Stotch throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Stotch.
Cowen tries to break free but Stotch pushes him back against the cage.
Stotch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cowen avoiding damage as Stotch throws knees to the body.
Stotch tries to work over Cowen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cowen lands an elbow inside.
Stotch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stotch pushes off an throws an elbow but Cowen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cowen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowen prevents a body shot from Stotch.
Stotch looking to throw knees to the head but Cowen is blocking nicely.
Cowen prevents a body shot from Stotch.
Stotch misses with a knee strike.
Stotch lands with a right to the head.
Stotch lands an elbow that stopped Cowen in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowen is trying to maintain a safe position but Stotch gets an underhook and turns Cowen into the cage.
Cowen tries to throw a body punch but Stotch avoids it by throwing Cowen back against the cage.
Cowen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cowen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cowen throws a leg kick but Stotch moved away.
Stotch throws a big counter combination but Cowen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Stotch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stotch throws a front kick aimed at Cowen's knee but Cowen avoids it well.
Cowen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stotch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cowen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Cowen.
Cowen sizes up Stotch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stotch drives through and clinches with Cowen against the cage.
Stotch struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowen controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Stotch - that landed with a thud.
Stotch misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stotch tries to land a knee to the head but Cowen blocks with his arms.
Cowen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stotch lands a left hand.
Cowen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stotch tries to land a knee to the head but Cowen blocks with his arms.
Stotch misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowen struggles to land a body shot inside as Stotch controls his hands.
Cowen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stotch's defenses.
Stotch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leopold Stotch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cowen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cowen can't find room to land a body shot as Stotch controls the action.
Cowen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stotch blocks an uppercut.
Cowen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Stotch - that landed with a thud.
Cowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stotch.
Cowen blocking some punches.
Cowen tries a body shot but Stotch blocks it.
Stotch has Cowen pressed against the cage, preventing Cowen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stotch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cowen's efforts to push away.
Cowen is trying to push Stotch away but Stotch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jared Cowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stotch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cowen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stotch.
Stotch prevents Cowen from breaking the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leopold Stotch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stotch 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leopold Stotch!
An out of breath Leopold Stotch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Basilan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Lazarus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Worries kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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181 lbs
40 - 17 - 1 |
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167 lbs
24 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
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World class MT
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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
40 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Basilan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirk St Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Lazarus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Basilan but Basilan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
St Lazarus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from St Lazarus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Felix Basilan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Lazarus closes the distance but Basilan moves to the side
and Basilan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Basilan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Lazarus momentarily.
Basilan has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Basilan lets loose with a powerful body kick. St Lazarus will feel that in the morning.
St Lazarus moves away from the strike by Basilan.
Basilan throws a hook to the side of St Lazarus's head but St Lazarus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus moves away from the strike by Basilan.
Basilan lands a high kick!
St Lazarus lands a nice looking body kick.
St Lazarus misses with a head kick.
Basilan is looking to counter punch.
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!
Basilan cracks St Lazarus with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Basilan.
Basilan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
St Lazarus drives through with a takedown into Basilan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
St Lazarus throwing strikes from guard but Basilan blocks nicely.
St Lazarus trying to control the position from guard on top but Basilan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Lazarus passes Basilan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw St Lazarus working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
St Lazarus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Basilan wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Basilan blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
St Lazarus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Basilan defending well though.
Basilan taking some punishment here, with St Lazarus in his half guard.
Basilan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Basilan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from St Lazarus.
Basilan trying to control from the bottom.
St Lazarus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Lazarus wants to pass to mount but Basilan is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
St Lazarus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Basilan is looking for a sweep. St Lazarus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Basilan misses with a hook. St Lazarus ducked under it nicely.
St Lazarus follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Basilan looks to land a left hand but St Lazarus moved out of range nicely.
Basilan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but St Lazarus checks it well.
Basilan moves out of range as St Lazarus strikes.
Basilan throws a lazy right hand but St Lazarus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Lazarus avoids the head kick by Basilan.
Basilan tries to score with a low kick but St Lazarus moves his leg out of the way.
Basilan missing with a left hand there. St Lazarus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan misses with a body kick.
St Lazarus walks into a left hand.
Felix Basilan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Lazarus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Basilan misses with a hook.
St Lazarus has Basilan up against the cage in a clinch.
Basilan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Basilan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Basilan scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Basilan - that landed with a thud.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Basilan prevents a takedown attempt there.
St Lazarus has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Basilan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Felix Basilan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk St Lazarus.
Basilan gets through St Lazarus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Basilan 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.
Basilan motions for St Lazarus to come forward. Basilan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Basilan throws a low kick but St Lazarus avoids it.
St Lazarus throws a head kick that misses.
Basilan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Lazarus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Basilan throws a lazy head kick
and St Lazarus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Basilan lunges at St Lazarus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St Lazarus's hand.
St Lazarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St Lazarus looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Basilan!
Basilan is looking to reverse the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Lazarus is trying to get an arm triangle but Basilan is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan wants to control but St Lazarus postures up.
Basilan regains half guard.
St Lazarus working over Basilan with some ground and pound. Basilan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Basilan makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Basilan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Lazarus's head backwards.
Basilan misses with an uppercut. St Lazarus saw that one coming.
Felix Basilan is winning the standup battle so far.
Basilan cracks St Lazarus with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus scores with a jab. Basilan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Basilan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for St Lazarus with that takedown attempt.
St Lazarus delivers a nice body kick.
Basilan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Lazarus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Basilan.
St Lazarus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot.
St Lazarus fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Basilan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Lazarus is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Basilan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Basilan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Lazarus can do to turn this around?
Basilan lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan misses with an uppercut
and St Lazarus counters with a slapping leg kick.
Basilan tries to land a body kick
and St Lazarus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Lazarus slips under a jab from Basilan.
Basilan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Basilan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St Lazarus misses with a body kick.
St Lazarus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Basilan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Basilan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Basilan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice defenses there by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Basilan.
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!
A nice leg kick lands there from St Lazarus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus shoots in looking for a takedown. Basilan tries to sprawl out of it but St Lazarus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Basilan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Felix Basilan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Basilan misses.
Basilan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Basilan misses with a low kick.
Basilan misses with a right hand
and St Lazarus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
St Lazarus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kirk St Lazarus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Basilan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
St Lazarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Basilan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Lazarus momentarily.
Basilan lands a nice looking body kick.
St Lazarus moves out of range of the strikes.
St Lazarus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Basilan.
St Lazarus avoids a kick to the body.
St Lazarus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Basilan doesn't seem bothered though.
St Lazarus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Basilan in his tracks.
St Lazarus shoots in but Basilan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Basilan feints and then cracks St Lazarus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Lazarus down.
Basilan looks to throw the jab but St Lazarus is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan connects with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - St Lazarus finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
St Lazarus blocks a head kick by Basilan.
St Lazarus blocks the body kick.
St Lazarus connects with a leg kick. Basilan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
St Lazarus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Basilan as he avoids it easily.
Basilan throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus jabs Basilan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
St Lazarus goes for a takedown attempt but Basilan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Felix Basilan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk St Lazarus.
Basilan looks to land a left hand but St Lazarus moved out of range nicely.
Basilan avoids the head kick by St Lazarus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus delivers a nice body kick.
St Lazarus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Basilan.
Basilan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
St Lazarus lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
St Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Basilan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Basilan throws a jab when St Lazarus was well out of range.
St Lazarus jabs at Basilan's body.
Basilan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Lazarus misses with a hook to the body
and Basilan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Basilan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Lazarus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Lazarus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Basilan.
Basilan throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and St Lazarus counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan lands with a good body shot.
St Lazarus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Basilan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Basilan motions for St Lazarus to come forward. Basilan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Basilan scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by St Lazarus as he checks the leg kick.
St Lazarus avoids the body shot from Basilan.
St Lazarus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Donk. St Lazarus catches Basilan right on the button with a cross.
St Lazarus throws a big shot that misses.
Basilan works St Lazarus's body with a nice hook.
St Lazarus closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Basilan quickly recovers to half guard.
St Lazarus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St Lazarus wants to work for an arm triangle but Basilan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Basilan is controlling St Lazarus's trapped leg to prevent St Lazarus from advancing to side control.
St Lazarus wants to advance to full mount but Basilan doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Basilan wants to hit a switch here but St Lazarus passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Basilan there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kirk St Lazarus just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
St Lazarus tries a head kick but it misses.
Basilan throws an overhand right that lands on St Lazarus's shoulder, as St Lazarus tries to avoid the shot.
Basilan with a hook.
St Lazarus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Basilan to score with a decent uppercut.
St Lazarus walks into a straight right hand from Basilan.
Nice defenses there by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Basilan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Basilan throws a looping overhand right but St Lazarus ducks down to avoid it.
St Lazarus dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus throws a body punch but Basilan moves out of range.
St Lazarus ducks under a wild hook from Basilan.
St Lazarus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Basilan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Basilan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
St Lazarus throws a head kick but Basilan moves out of range.
A slow jab from Basilan misses its intended target.
St Lazarus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
St Lazarus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
An inside leg kick from Basilan misses.
Basilan lands a lovely overhand right.
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Lazarus feints the counter takedown.
St Lazarus tries to land a body kick
and Basilan counters with a solid body kick.
Basilan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Lazarus counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Lazarus is looking to take a break and control but Basilan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Basilan is trying to get back to half guard.
Basilan is working hard here to advance position.
St Lazarus lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Basilan is looking to reverse the position.
Basilan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but St Lazarus is controlling him well.
St Lazarus working the ground and pound from side control.
Basilan is looking for a sweep.
St Lazarus is trying to get an arm triangle but Basilan is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus scoring with punches from side control.
Basilan is trying to get back to his feet.
St Lazarus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Basilan is not content to let St Lazarus control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Basilan feints and then cracks St Lazarus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow St Lazarus down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kirk St Lazarus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
St Lazarus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Lazarus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
St Lazarus moves out of range as Basilan throws a body kick.
St Lazarus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
St Lazarus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Basilan rather than just go for the knockout.
St Lazarus avoids a kick to the body.
Donk. Basilan catches St Lazarus right on the button with a cross.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Basilan 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 St Lazarus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Lazarus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
St Lazarus connects with a solid leg kick.
Basilan lands a jab to the nose.
St Lazarus fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Basilan did well to prevent St Lazarus getting side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Basilan tries to roll over but St Lazarus keeps him under control.
Basilan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus works over Basilan with some ground and pound from guard.
St Lazarus wants to control from the top but Basilan keeps moving.
Basilan pulls St Lazarus in close to his closed guard and prevents St Lazarus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Felix Basilan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Lazarus passes Basilan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kirk St Lazarus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St Lazarus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Basilan's head.
Basilan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. St Lazarus is working away from the top position though.
St Lazarus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Basilan keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Basilan trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but St Lazarus manages to pass to mount!
A nice elbow there by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Basilan is looking to escape.
Basilan is desperately trying to improve his position but St Lazarus has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Basilan is trying to escape the mount.
St Lazarus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
It looks like Felix Basilan has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Lazarus landing strikes from the mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
St Lazarus with a couple of short strikes.
Basilan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk St Lazarus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Lazarus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kirk St Lazarus!
Kirk St Lazarus is the new welterweight champion!
Kirk St Lazarus decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Pena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
23 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Pena!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pena throws a big shot that misses.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Pena avoids it easily.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Pena.
Pena throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Alvarez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Alvarez prevents Pena from getting back to his feet.
Alvarez looking to sit in guard and control but Pena gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Pena is looking to stand up but Alvarez won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pena gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pena tries to stand but Alvarez is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Pena is looking to land body kicks.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Alvarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pena defends it well.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pena manages to avoid it.
Alvarez moves out of range of the body kick from Pena.
Alvarez has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pena throws an off balance right hand
and Alvarez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alvarez wants to pass the guard but Pena is keeping the position.
Alvarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Pena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvarez pushing down on Pena's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Alvarez connects with a nice short shot to Pena's temple.
Alvarez is working for a submission of some sort.
Alvarez prevents Pena from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Alvarez thows a huge punch but Pena dodges it nicely.
Alvarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pena's head.
Alvarez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pena is trying to stand back up but Alvarez is controlling him
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Alvarez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good exchange - Pena coming out on top.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Pena.
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
Pena misses with a right hand
and Alvarez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pena's guard.
Alvarez looking to sit in guard and control but Pena gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Alvarez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Alvarez trying to keep a closed guard but Pena is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pena defends it easily.
Our spies down at at Mean Team inform us that Alvarez has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena is looking to stand up but Alvarez won't let him.
Alvarez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pena passes into half guard.
Pena wants to stand up but Alvarez is controlling the position.
Pena prevents Alvarez from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Alvarez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pena decides to stand and escape the position.
Pena tries a head kick but it misses.
Pena throws a body punch but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez swings for the body but Pena moves out of range.
Pena tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pena misses with a straight left.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Pena moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez takes one to the chin there.
Alvarez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pena throws out the jab.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Pena.
Pena scores with a body shot.
Pena throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Pena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Alvarez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
Alvarez throws a shot from downtown. Pena moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Pena.
And Alvarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Pena pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alvarez avoids the body shot from Pena.
Pena takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Pena.
Pena misses with an uppercut.
Javier Pena is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pena cracks Alvarez with an open hand slap.
Pena takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pena dodges the punch combination from Alvarez.
Alvarez 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.
Pena lands a high kick!
Pena goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alvarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pena defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez throws a hook but Pena avoids it easily.
Pena slips under a jab.
Pena cracks Alvarez with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez misses with a body shot.
Pena throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pena pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pena in his tracks.
Alvarez lands a nice hook to Pena's body. Pena takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Alvarez takes one to the side of the head.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alvarez moves away.
Pena swings for the body but Alvarez moves out of range.
Alvarez blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pena connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pena fails to land with a series of punches.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Alvarez misses.
Pena thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pena scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've been told by Pena's head coaches at Combat Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez scores with a jab to the head.
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez jabs at Pena's body.
Alvarez lands a nice shot to the body.
Alvarez digs a good body shot into Pena's ribs.
Pena misses with a hook.
And Alvarez tries to counter it with a takedown but Pena pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alvarez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pena rather than just go for the knockout.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Javier Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pena throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Pena misses with a leg kick.
Alvarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pena defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Alvarez shoots in but Pena avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alvarez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice sprawl there from Pena as Alvarez shoots in.
A little feinted left hand from Pena on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick misses from Pena.
Alvarez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Pena dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alvarez lunges at Pena with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pena's hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Pena clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alvarez misses with a hook
and Pena counters with a body kick that stops Alvarez in his tracks momentarily.
Pena keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pena loads up on a big right hand but Alvarez slips the punch.
Pena smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab from Alvarez.
Pena throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez with the counter takedown but Pena avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Pena takes a swing at Alvarez's ribcage but misses.
Alvarez cracks Pena with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez tests Pena's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alvarez scores with a decent looking hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Pena - that will leave a mark!
A head kick by Pena misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.
Alvarez won't allow Pena to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez wants to control from the top but Pena keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pena wants to get back to his feet but Alvarez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Alvarez advances position into side control!
Pena stops Alvarez from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pena is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Alvarez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pena has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pena throws a head kick that misses
and Alvarez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pena is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Alvarez is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pena is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pena has escaped and now he's on top!
Pena wants to stand and escape but instead Alvarez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pena wants to stand but Alvarez is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Alvarez lands the left hand.
Pena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alvarez.
Nice defenses there by Pena.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pena darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alvarez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alvarez's calf.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pena.
Pena looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Pena was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Alvarez scores with a shot to the body.
Alvarez slips a jab from Pena.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alvarez lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Pena misses the target.
Alvarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pena defends it well.
Pena misses the jab.
Alvarez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pena defends it well.
Pena uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvarez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez cracks Pena with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pena takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pena throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Pena doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Pena looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
Alvarez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pena looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alvarez throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Pena works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Pena avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alvarez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez is looking to advance position but Pena won't allow it.
Pena looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alvarez throwing shots but Pena is blocking nicely.
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Alvarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Alvarez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pena takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Alvarez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Alvarez ducks under a wild hook from Pena.
Alvarez tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pena avoids the body shot from Alvarez.
Alvarez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pena's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Alvarez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez!
Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Leonardo Florentino Ernesto Alvarez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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