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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tang Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pdiddy Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tang Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pdiddy Parker!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Parker thumps Bang with a low kick.
Parker staying out of range there.
Parker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fighters circling - Bang throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bang scoring well with a low kick there.
Bang misses the shot to the body.
Tang Bang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bang throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Bang steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Parker. That one must have hurt.
Bang is looking to chop away at Parker's legs.
Bang has Parker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bang dodges an elbow strike from Parker.
Bang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Bang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Bang avoids a wild elbow strike from Parker.
Bang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bang.
Bang blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker misses with an elbow strike.
Bang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Parker is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bang.
Parker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Parker trying to land knees to the body.
Bang avoids the elbow strike from Parker, against the ropes.
Bang lands a shot to the body.
Bang lands a body shot.
Parker looks winded!
Bang lands a nice shot to the body.
Bang lands with a left to the head.
Bang drops Parker onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Parker is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bang lands a nice uppercut.
Parker is rocked!
Bang drops Parker onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Parker is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Parker is still on wobbly legs! Can Bang finish him?
Bang has Parker pressed against the ropes. Parker drops his hands and Bang takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Parker tumbling to the canvas! Bang rains down with more punches but Parker was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Bang!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tang Bang!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otto Hauser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Imbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Imbert comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ironman by-Ozzy Osbourne kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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284 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otto Hauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Imbert!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick lands from Hauser that sends Imbert to the canvas. Imbert tries to scramble back to his feet but Hauser brings him back down into side control.
It looks like Jason Imbert has been cut.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Imbert managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hauser.
Hauser tries to move into full mount but can't pass Imbert's legs.
Hauser scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hauser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Imbert keeps working.
Hauser fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hauser throws a strike aimed at the side of Imbert's head but Imbert avoids it well.
Imbert prevents Hauser from improving position.
Hauser throws an elbow but Imbert slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hauser scoring with punches and elbows.
Imbert is rocked!
The ground and pound from Hauser seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Imbert is still in real trouble! Can Hauser finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauser sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Imbert is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hauser has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The ground and pound from Hauser seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hauser throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
The strikes coming from Hauser are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Imbert defending against the ground and pound.
Imbert being controlled for a moment.
Imbert seems to have recovered his senses.
Hauser trying to control the position but Imbert is working away.
Hauser controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauser looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Imbert is avoiding damage well.
Hauser decides to stand up, so the ref orders Imbert to his feet.
Hauser fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hauser looks to land a left hand but Imbert moved out of range nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Imbert! But no joy.
Hauser misses with a looping right.
Hauser looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hauser misses with a straight left.
Otto Hauser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hauser wants to clinch.
Hauser drops Imbert with a big left hand! Imbert is injured, injured bad! Hauser jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Hauser!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaupe Akuapehuale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diaz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Boombastic (Mr Lover Lover) by Shaggy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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169 lbs
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132 lbs
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Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fernando Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaupe Akuapehuale!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akuapehuale just misses with a punch to the body.
Akuapehuale throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.
Akuapehuale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Diaz counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Diaz postures up.
Akuapehuale 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.
Diaz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Akuapehuale is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz wants to pass the guard but Akuapehuale is keeping the position.
Diaz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Akuapehuale told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akuapehuale tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Diaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akuapehuale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Diaz won't allow Akuapehuale to sweep him here.
Diaz forces his way into half guard.
Akuapehuale won't allow Diaz to pass to mount.
Diaz is controlling the pace.
Akuapehuale is trying to maintain the position but Diaz is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Diaz works his way into full mount!
Diaz controlling from the full mount.
Akuapehuale is trying to escape the mount.
Diaz controlling from mount.
Diaz moves to take his opponent's back.
Diaz keeps control of the position easily here as Akuapehuale tries to buck him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akuapehuale is really stuck here.
Diaz is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Akuapehuale tries to escape the position.
Diaz has good solid back control here.
Diaz looking for the choke but no joy.
Diaz has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Akuapehuale is in real trouble here. Diaz gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Akuapehuale is tapping out! Diaz wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Fernando Diaz!
Fernando Diaz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dale La Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sum Ting Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). La Grande's entrance music is What are you waiting FOR!. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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143 lbs
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143 lbs
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Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dale La Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sum Ting Wong!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wong moves into range and clinches up with La Grande.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. La Grande obliges.
La Grande blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
La Grande blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Grande tries to land knees in the clinch but Wong avoids the damage to the body.
La Grande definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Grande avoids it.
La Grande lands a damaging elbow.
La Grande on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong avoids a wild elbow strike from La Grande.
La Grande scores with a knee to the head.
Wong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
La Grande takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong connects with a nasty looking knee right to La Grande's face.
Wong blocks an elbow strike from La Grande.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but La Grande blocks with his arms.
Wong blocks an elbow strike.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
La Grande tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Wong avoiding damage as La Grande throws knees to the body.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Wong takes an elbow to the temple.
La Grande throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Grande blocks it with crossed arms.
La Grande tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
La Grande utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
La Grande with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Wong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong lands a knee to the head.
Wong scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wong obliges.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Grande has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
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!
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but La Grande is blocking nicely.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
La Grande using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
La Grande lands a damaging elbow.
La Grande blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Grande is defending well for now.
La Grande connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wong's face.
La Grande landing knees to the body.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Grande has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wong avoids a wild elbow strike from La Grande.
La Grande throws an elbow but it's blocked.
La Grande lands a knee to the head.
La Grande throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Grande avoids it.
La Grande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wong is defending well for now.
La Grande putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wong in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
La Grande lands a nice elbow.
Wong avoiding damage as La Grande throws knees to the body.
La Grande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wong is defending well for now.
La Grande pushes off an throws an elbow but Wong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, La Grande just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wong's brow.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Grande is defending well for now.
La Grande lands a nice knee to the body.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wong avoids a wild elbow strike from La Grande.
La Grande looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Grande using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
La Grande misses with an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by La Grande.
La Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
La Grande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wong is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wong with a knee to the head.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Grande blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Wong shrugs off.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Grande blocks it with crossed arms.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Grande blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
La Grande tries a knee to the head but Wong blocks it.
A knee to the head by Wong.
It looks like Dale La Grande has been cut.
La Grande looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Grande looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Grande misses with a knee to the head.
La Grande on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wong tries a knee to the head but La Grande blocks it.
La Grande with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the ropes, La Grande throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
La Grande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wong avoids it.
Wong crunches a lovely knee into La Grande's ribcage.
La Grande looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Grande throws an elbow but it misses.
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 Dale La Grande will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dale La Grande's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
La Grande tries to clinch up but Wong circles away and keeps his distance.
La Grande tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wong closes the distance and clinches.
La Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Grande lands a damaging elbow.
Wong blocks the elbow strike.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section. La Grande lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wong obliges.
Wong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Grande tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
La Grande using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
La Grande letting Wong take a breather here.
Wong connects with a nasty looking knee right to La Grande's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong effectively controlling the action here.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
La Grande on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Wong shrugs off.
La Grande avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
Wong blocks an elbow strike.
Wong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Grande avoids it.
La Grande lands a nice elbow.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong managing to block the knees to the body from La Grande.
La Grande throws an elbow but it's blocked.
La Grande throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Grande is defending well for now.
La Grande misses with an elbow strike.
La Grande missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Grande letting Wong take a breather here.
Dale La Grande has scored more points in the clinch so far.
La Grande looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Grande lands an elbow inside that Wong shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wong dodges an elbow strike from La Grande.
Wong tries to land knees in the clinch but La Grande avoids the damage to the body.
La Grande missing with knees to the body.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Wong in his tracks for a moment.
Wong avoids a wild elbow strike from La Grande.
Knees in the clinch landing for La Grande.
La Grande lands an elbow just above Wong 's eye.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Wong tries a knee to the head but La Grande blocks it.
La Grande trying to land knees to the body.
La Grande misses with an elbow strike.
Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. La Grande won't want to take too many of those.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Grande has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Wong tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, La Grande throws an elbow but misses.
La Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
Wong dodges an elbow strike from La Grande.
La Grande misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wong.
La Grande pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wong tries a knee to the head but La Grande blocks it.
La Grande blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Grande landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Grande is defending well for now.
La Grande throws an elbow but it misses.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong avoids the elbow strike from La Grande, against the ropes.
La Grande lands an elbow just above Wong 's eye.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from La Grande.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Grande utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
La Grande lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong trying to land knees to the body.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but La Grande is blocking nicely.
La Grande lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
La Grande gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wong avoids a wild elbow strike from La Grande.
La Grande lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Grande blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. La Grande obliges.
La Grande comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wong avoiding damage as La Grande throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, La Grande throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, La Grande throws an elbow but misses.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Grande blocks it with crossed arms.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dale La Grande will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dale La Grande's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
La Grande rushes Wong and presses him up against the ropes.
La Grande lands a knee to the head.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Grande has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Grande misses with an elbow strike.
Wong avoiding damage as La Grande throws knees to the body.
La Grande throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wong blocks an elbow strike.
Wong blocks an elbow strike.
La Grande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wong avoids it.
La Grande misses with an elbow strike.
La Grande lands an elbow inside.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Grande throws an elbow but it misses.
Wong working La Grande over with knees to the body.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but La Grande blocks with his arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Grande misses with an elbow over the top.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
La Grande managing to block the knees to the body from Wong.
Wong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Grande on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Grande with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, La Grande just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wong's brow.
La Grande tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wong avoids it.
Wong just leaning against La Grande, taking a breather.
Wong lands a knee to the head.
La Grande is rocked!
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Oh La Grande is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong tries a knee to the head but La Grande blocks it.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Grande blocks it with crossed arms.
La Grande seems to have got his legs back now.
Wong tries a knee to the head but La Grande blocks it.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
La Grande scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong blocks the elbow strike.
La Grande connects with a knee to the head.
La Grande misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong avoids a wild elbow strike from La Grande.
La Grande misses with an elbow strike.
La Grande with an attempt at a knee that misses.
La Grande tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Wong avoiding damage as La Grande throws knees to the body.
Wong misses with a knee strike.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Grande is defending well for now.
La Grande creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
La Grande trying to land knees to the body.
La Grande lands an elbow that stopped Wong in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wong.
La Grande pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Wong connects with a nasty looking knee right to La Grande's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong avoiding damage as La Grande throws knees to the body.
La Grande on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wong tries a knee to the head but La Grande blocks it.
La Grande misses with an elbow strike.
Wong looking to throw knees to the head but La Grande is blocking nicely.
Wong avoiding damage as La Grande throws knees to the body.
La Grande misses with a knee strike.
Wong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Grande lands an elbow inside.
Wong using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Grande has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
La Grande with a knee to the head.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Grande is defending well for now.
Wong avoids a wild elbow strike from La Grande.
La Grande pushes off an throws an elbow but Wong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
La Grande misses with a knee strike.
Wong blocks the elbow strike.
Sum Ting Wong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Grande creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
La Grande tries to land knees in the clinch but Wong avoids the damage to the body.
Wong blocks the elbow strike.
Wong tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Grande is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wong is defending well for now.
La Grande avoiding damage as Wong throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Grande avoids it.
La Grande working Wong over with knees to the body.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
Wong lands a knee to the head.
Wong managing to block the knees to the body from La Grande.
La Grande lands an elbow inside.
La Grande missing with knees to the body.
La Grande misses with an elbow strike.
Wong missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dale La Grande.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for La Grande, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dale La Grande!
An out of breath Dale La Grande 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arthas Menethil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touko Pouko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menethil kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Arthas - Let it go. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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21
142 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arthas Menethil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Touko Pouko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, David Schapiro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Menethil as Pouko shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pouko.
Pouko shoots in and drives through. Menethil sprawls well.
Arthas Menethil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Touko Pouko.
Menethil throws out a loose jab but Pouko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Menethil.
Pouko has a takedown stuffed.
Menethil fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Menethil throws a body punch but Pouko moves out of range.
Pouko changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pouko.
Menethil feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Menethil tried to score with a low kick but Pouko checks it.
Pouko shoots in looking for a takedown. Menethil tries to sprawl out of it but Pouko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Menethil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arthas Menethil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pouko misses with the combination.
Pouko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Menethil.
Pouko loads up on a big right hand but Menethil slips the punch.
Menethil gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pouko counters with a single leg into guard. Menethil didn't expect that.
Menethil keeping moving, preventing Pouko from controlling successfully.
Pouko told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Menethil is trying to keep Pouko in close.
Pouko trying to control but Menethil is working from the bottom.
Menethil has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pouko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menethil working for a triangle but Pouko defends it easily.
Menethil knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pouko on the ground.
Pouko is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pouko wants to control from the top but Menethil keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pouko wants to pass the guard but Menethil is keeping the position.
Pouko trying to control the position from guard on top but Menethil is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pouko checks a leg kick.
Menethil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pouko.
Menethil is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pouko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Menethil.
Pouko scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pouko prevents Menethil from improving his position.
Pouko is taking a breather. Menethil says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pouko trying to pass the guard but Menethil defending well.
Menethil tries to get to full guard but Pouko has control of the leg.
Menethil trying to control here.
Still in half guard, Pouko seems content to control.
Pouko tries to pass to full mount but Menethil defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pouko is thwarting Menethil's attempts to control the position.
Menethil tries to roll over but Pouko keeps him under control.
Menethil trying to control but Pouko postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pouko uses his free foot to push down on Menethil's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Menethil.
Pouko moves to the back position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Touko Pouko dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pouko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Menethil tries to avoid it but Pouko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Menethil to the ground. Menethil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pouko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pouko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pouko showed some decent athleticism there.
Menethil has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pouko is working away from the top position though.
Menethil is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Menethil looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pouko is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Menethil tries to get to full guard but Pouko has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menethil is working hard here to advance position.
Pouko trying to mount his opponent but Menethil defends it.
Pouko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pouko is looking for a kimura here.
Menethil on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Menethil tries to get out of the position.
Menethil is staying active underneath Pouko, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pouko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Menethil defends it well.
Menethil is trying to control but can't.
Menethil is pressing down on Pouko's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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.
Menethil trying to keep a closed guard but Pouko is proving a slippery customer.
Pouko stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Menethil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Menethil looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Menethil keeping moving, preventing Pouko from controlling successfully.
Menethil looking for a guillotine here but Pouko defends easily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Pouko misses with a takedown attempt
and Menethil counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Menethil.
Menethil using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pouko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pouko wants to take the fight to the mat but Menethil manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Arthas Menethil has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Touko Pouko.
Menethil scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Touko Pouko has been cut.
Pouko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menethil throws a knee to the head but misses.
Menethil misses with a knee strike.
Menethil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pouko blocks a body shot from Menethil.
Menethil has Pouko pressed against the ropes.
Menethil lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pouko.
Menethil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pouko is defending well for now.
Menethil stops a takedown attempt from Pouko.
Menethil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Menethil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pouko letting Menethil take a breather here.
Menethil connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pouko's face.
Pouko jumps guard but Menethil stands there with Pouko around his waist. Pouko gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menethil just leaning against Pouko, taking a breather.
Menethil drops Pouko with a big knee straight up the middle! Pouko is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Pouko is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menethil displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pouko.
Menethil seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Pouko is still on wobbly legs! Can Menethil finish him?
Menethil misses with a hook. Pouko ducked under it nicely.
Menethil steps in with a hook that catches Pouko right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Menethil follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Pouko looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthas Menethil!
After winning the bout, Arthas Menethil thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Sienly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Brazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brazier has chosen TrollfesT as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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20
155 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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137 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Lethal high kicks
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kristof Sienly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Conor Brazier!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brazier tries a low kick but Sienly avoids it.
Brazier checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brazier! But no joy.
Brazier has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A swing and a miss from Brazier.
Kristof Sienly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sienly throws a big shot that misses.
A swing and a miss from Brazier.
Good leg kick by Brazier there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sienly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brazier manages to avoid it.
Sienly just misses with a punch to the body.
Brazier steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sienly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sienly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been hearing reports that Sienly has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sienly misses with a wild body shot.
Brazier paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sienly looks to score with a jab to the body but Brazier is just out of range.
Brazier misses with an uppercut.
Brazier defending well as Sienly loads up on a big left hand.
Sienly looks to score with a jab to the body but Brazier is just out of range.
Brazier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sienly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sienly just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Brazier's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Brazier tries to land a front kick but Sienly steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sienly is looking to slow Brazier down with leg kicks.
Sienly misses the shot to the body.
Sienly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brazier moves away.
Brazier slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice combination there by Sienly.
Brazier throws a body shot but no joy.
Sienly is looking to wear down Brazier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Brazier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sienly.
Brazier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sienly is looking to chop away at Brazier's legs.
Brazier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brazier throws a front kick aimed at Sienly's knee but Sienly avoids it well.
Sienly throws a leg kick that misses.
Brazier looks to land a body kick but Sienly moved away.
Sienly manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Brazier on his heels. He'll look to pass Brazier's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sienly with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sienly content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brazier wants to get back to his feet but Sienly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sienly is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Brazier looking for a sweep. Not yet Brazier, not yet.
Sienly lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sienly sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brazier's guard.
Brazier tries to get to full guard but Sienly has control of the leg.
Brazier is staying active underneath Sienly, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brazier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sienly. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sienly is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Brazier doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sienly.
Sienly prevents Brazier from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brazier is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sienly scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sienly lands strikes from half guard.
Brazier is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sienly seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brazier does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Brazier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sienly.
Sienly controlling the action here.
Sienly scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brazier is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brazier is in trouble now - Sienly has advanced to mount!
Sienly is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Brazier is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kristof Sienly!
Kristof Sienly spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kace Kiwi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mib Louie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiwi comes to the ring accompanied by Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit LIVE. Louie has chosen Batter-up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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19
280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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28
253 lbs
13 - 7 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Very strong |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kace Kiwi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mib Louie!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiwi. Louie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiwi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Mib Louie has been cut.
Louie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiwi.
Louie lands with a shot to the body.
Louie avoids the body shot from Kiwi.
Kiwi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiwi throws a sloppy body shot
and Louie counters with a low kick, right behind Kiwi 's knee.
Kiwi moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kiwi is looking to wear down Louie with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That kick from Louie tenderised Kiwi's leg. Kiwi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiwi wants to clinch.
Louie cracks the inside of Kiwi's front leg.
Kiwi tries to clinch up but Louie circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiwi lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kiwi swings for the body but Louie moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louie was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiwi.
Kiwi tries to clinch there but Louie circles away.
Kiwi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Louie looks for the body kick but Kiwi saw that one coming.
Louie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kiwi blocks a head kick by Louie.
Louie cracks the inside of Kiwi's front leg.
Kiwi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Louie.
A big right from Louie misses.
Kiwi tries to clinch but Louie moves out of range.
Louie fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kiwi is out of range.
Kiwi works Louie's body with a nice hook.
Kiwi rushes Louie and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kiwi has a couple of punches blocked by Louie.
Louie pushes Kiwi back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Louie.
It looks like Kace Kiwi has been cut.
Louie lands with a right to the head.
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!
Kiwi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Kiwi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Louie tries to work over Kiwi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi throws an elbow that misses.
Louie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Louie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A chopping leg kick lands by Louie.
Louie throws a leg kick which misses Kiwi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiwi tries to avoid it.
Kiwi's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Louie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiwi was well out of range. Poor timing from Louie.
Louie throws a low kick but Kiwi moves out of range easily.
Kiwi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Louie.
Kiwi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kiwi misses with a body shot.
Kiwi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiwi wants to clinch up but Louie keeps it at a distance.
Louie tries to keep at a distance but Kiwi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kiwi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Louie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kiwi is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Louie.
Louie drags the fight down to the ground.
Kiwi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louie wants to sweep here but Kiwi controlling him for the moment.
Louie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kiwi wants to stand but Louie has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Louie wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Louie is trying to keep Kiwi in close.
Kiwi won't allow Louie to sweep him here.
We've been informed that Louie has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Louie looking to control.
Kiwi is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Phoenix Mixed Martial Arts that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kiwi moves into the clinch.
Kiwi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Louie blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Louie.
Kiwi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kiwi misses with a body punch.
Louie is trying to pull guard but Kiwi has him pressed against the ropes.
Kiwi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Louie takes an elbow to the temple.
Louie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiwi misses with an elbow strike.
Louie is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kiwi to keep the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Louie.
Louie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kiwi lands a slapping body shot.
Louie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Louie looks to throw the jab but Kiwi is out of range.
Louie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Kiwi backs off Louie throws a huge counter combo but Kiwi manages to avoid it all.
Louie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Louie let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mib Louie dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Louie scores with a nice right hand.
Louie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiwi.
Kiwi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kiwi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiwi blocks a head kick by Louie.
Kiwi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kiwi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Louie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Louie just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiwi. Louie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Louie misses with a low kick.
Louie throws a head kick that misses.
Louie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiwi.
Louie looks to land a body kick but Kiwi moved away.
Louie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Louie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiwi.
Louie appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiwi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Louie.
Kiwi looks to score with a jab to the body but Louie is just out of range.
Kiwi drives through and clinches with Louie against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Louie.
Kiwi lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louie blocks the elbow strike.
Louie misses with the head strike.
Kiwi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Louie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Louie on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Louie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiwi is keeping busy.
Louie drops Kiwi onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kiwi is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Kiwi is rocked!
Louie lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kiwi to his knees! Louie keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mib Louie!
Our winner, Mib Louie, 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.
Kace Kiwi was interviewed post fight and said 'you did not eat my bo's why wont you eat my bo's?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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27
151 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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21
131 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jackson Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Jon!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon drives through and clinches with Ramos against the ropes.
Ramos is trying to break free.
Ramos wants a takedown but no success here.
Jon letting Ramos take a breather here.
Jon misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramos blocking some punches.
Jon working aggressively here.
Jon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jon.
Jon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Jon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jon has him pressed against the ropes.
Jon digs a right hand underneath Ramos's ribcage. Ramos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon has Ramos pressed against the ropes, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ramoss head.
Ramos tries to break free but Jon pushes him back against the ropes.
Jon throws a head punch that misses.
Ramos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jon prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon tries to work over Ramos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ramos looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Ramos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramos blocks it with crossed arms.
Jon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramos's face.
Jon tries to land knees in the clinch but Ramos avoids the damage to the body.
Jon prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Ramos throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jon blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramos has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ramos blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ramos.
Jon blocks the elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Jon on the inside.
Ramos working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Jon.
Jon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon crunches a lovely knee into Ramos's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee calls for Jon to work.
Ramos goes for a takedown attempt but Jon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fighters circling - Jon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jon rushes Ramos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Ramos can't find room to land a body shot as Jon controls the action.
Jon prevents Ramos from breaking the clinch.
Ramos blocks a body shot from Jon.
Ramos misses with a knee strike.
Ramos tries to break the clinch but Jon is controlling the position.
Ramos takes a shot to the head.
Jon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jon with a knee to the head.
It looks like Jackson Ramos has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to take the fight to the mat but Jon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jon taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ramos gets control of Jon's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ramos will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Jon wants to pass the guard but Ramos is keeping the position.
Ramos keeping moving, preventing Jon from controlling successfully.
Jon passes Ramos's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Jon wants to pass to mount but Ramos is defending the position.
Ramos is trying to maintain the position but Jon is very close to passing his half guard.
Jon is trying to control. Ramos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jon not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ramos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jon is looking to stall here but Ramos recovers full guard.
Jon trying to control but Ramos is working from the bottom.
Jon tries to free his leg and advance position but Ramos is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ramos holds on and takes a little breather.
Ramos looking to control.
Ramos trying to strike off his back.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derrick Jon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Ramos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramos shoots for a takedown but Jon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jon throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jon misses with a hook to the body
and Ramos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jon wants to control but Ramos is keeping busy.
Jon is trying to control but Ramos passes into side control!
Ramos working away.
Jon might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Ramos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ramos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon wants to control but Ramos postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jon is looking to reverse the position.
Ramos in side control, throwing shots but Jon defends.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos misses with the ground and pound.
Jon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jon tries to buck Ramos off but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos trying to control the position but Jon is working away.
Ramos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ramos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Ramos scores with a couple of short elbows.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
You can see the frustration on Jon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ramos is looking to take a break and control but Jon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon is looking to reverse the position.
Jon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ramos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ramos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ramos advances nicely into full mount.
Ramos looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jon wants to hold on but Ramos pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jon is looking to improve his position but Ramos isn't that keen on the idea.
Jon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramos wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Jon tries to hold on but Ramos pushes him away.
Ramos tries to control but Jon wriggling away.
Jon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jon is squirming around, avoiding Ramos's attempts to control the action.
Ramos lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ramos.
Jon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jon keeps trying to improve his position.
Ramos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon can't escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ramos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jon is trying desperately to improve position.
Ramos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Jon is rocked!
It looks like Derrick Jon has been cut.
Ramos tries to control but Jon wriggling away.
Jon is still in real trouble! Can Ramos finish him?
Ramos lands a couple of good shots and Jon has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ramos gets his hands free as Jon looks to control.
Jon is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ramos not allowing Jon to control his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Ramos dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jon moves into the clinch.
Jon seems to have recovered his senses.
Ramos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
Ramos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jon lands a shot to the body.
The referee calls for Ramos to work.
Ramos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ramos blocks a body shot from Jon.
Ramos is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jon is leaning against Ramos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ramos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jon can turn it around.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jon misses with a punch on the inside.
Jon missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Jon.
Jon digs a right hand underneath Ramos's ribcage. Ramos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jon crunches a lovely knee into Ramos's ribcage.
Jon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Jon.
Jon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jon scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Jon.
Jon digs a right hand underneath Ramos's ribcage. Ramos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jon lands with a left to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Jon. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Jon works on Ramos's body with a couple of short punches.
Knees to the body from Jon.
Jon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ramos is defending well for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jon lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jon can't find room to land a body shot as Ramos controls the action.
Derrick Jon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jon scores with a hook to the body.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon tries to land a knee to the head but Ramos blocks with his arms.
Jon lands a nice knee to the body.
Jon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jon is leaning against Ramos and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jon scores a nice knee to the body.
Jon holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Jon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon stalls.
Jon tries a knee to the head but Ramos blocks it.
Jon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jon lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
Jon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramos wants to get back to striking at distance but Jon won't allow it.
Jon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ramos backwards.
A short right from Jon on the inside.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jon taking a breather.
Ramos trying to stall but Jon improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jon throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramos.
Jon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramos avoiding damage as Jon throws knees to the body.
Ramos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jon is working an open guard so Ramos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Jon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ramos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ramos wants to free his trapped foot but Jon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jon wants to get back to full guard.
Ramos is keen to just control but Jon is a slippery customer.
Ramos seems to be working for a kimura but Jon defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derrick Jon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derrick Jon!
Derrick Jon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmie Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doyle Hawk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hawk has chosen American Encore as his entrance music. Jimmie Craig could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Doyle Hawk's chin.
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28
215 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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26
212 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimmie Craig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doyle Hawk!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig lands a body shot.
Craig misses with a wild body shot.
Craig thuds a left hand into Hawk's body.
Craig jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Craig there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hawk tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Craig cracks Hawk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Craig misses with an uppercut.
Hawk feints the counter takedown.
Craig throws a lazy right hand but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Craig defends it well.
Craig misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Craig.
Hawk is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hawk walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Hawk limp body while Craig jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmie Craig!
Jimmie Craig thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ali Roumani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Montalban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ali Roumani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Montalban!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roumani misses with a left hand
letting Montalban counter with a right hand.
Roumani throws a right hand that misses
and Montalban counters with a straight right hand.
Roumani looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roumani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montalban moves away.
Montalban throws out a counter right but Roumani avoids it with no problem.
Montalban defending well as Roumani loads up on a big left hand.
Montalban swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roumani just misses with a punch to the body.
Roumani fails with a takedown attempt.
Ali Roumani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roumani tries to bum rush Montalban with a series of wild strikes but Montalban uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little jabbing left from Montalban on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Montalban fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roumani closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Montalban to the mat! Montalban manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roumani trying to control but Montalban is working from the bottom.
Roumani content to stall in guard here.
Roumani wants to control from the top but Montalban keeps moving.
Montalban is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Roumani trying to control the position from guard on top but Montalban is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Montalban being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Montalban scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Roumani throws a body punch but Montalban moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Montalban on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roumani misses with a hook
and Montalban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montalban has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Roumani misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roumani throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Montalban counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circling - Roumani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roumani throws the left hand but Montalban avoids the punch easily.
Montalban looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Roumani with a lazy takedown attempt
and Montalban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roumani throws a looping overhand right but Montalban ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Montalban! But no joy.
Roumani gets a takedown into half guard.
Montalban is trying to control but Roumani passes into side control!
Roumani tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montalban struggling a bit here.
Montalban is not content to let Roumani control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roumani tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
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 Ali Roumani will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Roumani throws an off balance right hand
and Montalban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roumani throws a right hand that misses
and Montalban counters with a straight right hand.
Roumani misses with an uppercut.
Montalban is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roumani with a body shot.
Montalban avoids the body shot from Roumani.
Roumani swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roumani swings widly with a right hand
and Montalban counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roumani fails with the takedown
and Montalban counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roumani is rocked!
Roumani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Montalban lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roumani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Montalban in his tracks.
Some wild striking there from Roumani.
Montalban was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roumani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montalban doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Montalban keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roumani.
A little jabbing left from Montalban on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roumani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montalban throws out a counter right but Roumani avoids it with no problem.
Roumani throws a lazy uppercut
and Montalban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Montalban keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Roumani.
Montalban looks to land a combination but Roumani avoids it well.
Roumani throws a jab but it's blocked by Montalban.
Montalban swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Montalban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Montalban appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Roumani looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Montalban is fending him off so far but Roumani persists. Nope, Montalban circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Montalban was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roumani shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Roumani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Roumani catches Montalban right on the button with a cross.
Jesus Montalban seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montalban takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Roumani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montalban manages to avoid it.
Roumani loads up on a big right hand but Montalban slips the punch.
Montalban throws a counter combo.
A big left from Roumani misses.
Roumani misses with an uppercut
and Montalban counters with a nice leg kick.
Roumani tries for a takedown but Montalban circles away easily
and Montalban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roumani throws an overhand right that lands on Montalban's shoulder, as Montalban tries to avoid the shot.
Roumani backing away here, and Montalban unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roumani darts in looking for a takedown but Montalban gets double underhooks and turns Roumani into the ropes.
Montalban looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Montalban!
Roumani misses with a straight right.
Montalban jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roumani half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Roumani with a poor takedown
and Montalban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Montalban thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roumani tries to counter with a takedown but Montalban is quick to defend against it.
Roumani doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Montalban counters with a stiff right hand.
Montalban lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Roumani is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Roumani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Montalban was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Roumani seems to have got his legs back now.
Jesus Montalban is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roumani misses with a double jab
and Montalban counters with a stiff right hand.
Roumani throws a right hand that misses
and Montalban cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Roumani misses with a hook
and Montalban counters with a straight right hand.
Roumani lands a nice hook to Montalban's body. Montalban takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Roumani scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Montalban takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roumani throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montalban counters with a stiff right hand.
Roumani looks to land a right hand but Montalban moved out of range.
Roumani takes a swing at Montalban's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Montalban showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Roumani.
Nice sprawl there from Montalban as Roumani shoots in.
Roumani scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice defenses there by Montalban.
Montalban let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big right from Roumani misses.
Montalban looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roumani is defended easily by Montalban.
A little jabbing left from Montalban on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roumani gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Roumani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Roumani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montalban walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Roumani checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roumani scores with a punch to the head.
Roumani swings widly with a right hand
and Montalban counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roumani swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montalban swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roumani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montalban.
Roumani swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Montalban to counter with a crisp jab.
Montalban moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Roumani loads up on a big right hand but Montalban slips the punch.
Roumani tests Montalban's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Montalban misses with an attempted mid kick.
Roumani drops down looking for a counter takedown but Montalban sprawls and moves away.
Nice shot by Roumani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Roumani.
Roumani misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Montalban releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Roumani misses with an uppercut
and Montalban counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montalban shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Roumani misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Montalban! But no joy.
Roumani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Montalban.
Montalban tried to score with a low kick but Roumani checks it.
Roumani is looking to counter punch.
Roumani throws a jab when Montalban was well out of range.
Roumani stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montalban ducks under a wild hook from Roumani.
Despite the aggression on Montalban's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Roumani misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Roumani scores with a three punch combo!
Roumani throws a series of punches but Montalban avoids them all with ease.
Montalban doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Roumani.
Roumani is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Montalban knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
You can see the frustration on Montalban's face as Roumani controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montalban tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Roumani is looking to take a break and control but Montalban is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ali Roumani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roumani moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Roumani clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roumani moves forwards but Montalban connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roumani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Roumani throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roumani misses with an uppercut
and Montalban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roumani moves out of range as Montalban strikes.
Roumani throwing a counter right hand but Montalban manages to avoid it.
Roumani missing with a left hand there. Montalban was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Montalban flicks out a counter leg kick but Roumani steps away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roumani misses with a left hand
and Montalban counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roumani getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good exchange - Roumani coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roumani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montalban was well out of range. Poor timing from Roumani.
Montalban lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Roumani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roumani lands a jab to the head.
Montalban misses with an uppercut. Roumani saw that one coming.
Roumani misses with a hook. Montalban ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Montalban was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Montalban takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Roumani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Montalban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roumani.
Roumani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roumani cracks Montalban with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roumani takes one on the button.
Roumani misses with a shot to the body
and Montalban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roumani misses the shot to the body.
Roumani backing away here, and Montalban unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Roumani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roumani throws a lazy right hand but Montalban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montalban doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Montalban connects with the punch.
Montalban uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roumani.
Roumani thuds his right hand into Montalban's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roumani throws a right hand that misses
and Montalban counters with a left to the body.
Montalban paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roumani darts in looking for a takedown but Montalban gets double underhooks and turns Roumani into the ropes.
Montalban throws out a counter right but Roumani avoids it with no problem.
Montalban ducks under a wild hook from Roumani.
A big left from Roumani misses.
Roumani tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Montalban swivels and escapes.
A slow jab from Roumani misses its intended target.
Montalban swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Montalban throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roumani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montalban was well out of range. Poor timing from Roumani.
Roumani scores with the left hand. Montalban knows he should have avoided that one.
Roumani defending well as Montalban loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roumani shoots for a takedown but Montalban saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Roumani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roumani misses with a straight right.
Roumani misses the shot to the body.
Montalban lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Montalban fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roumani manages to avoid it.
Roumani drops down looking for a counter takedown but Montalban sprawls and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Roumani.
Montalban counters with a body kick.
Roumani throws a lazy right hand but Montalban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Montalban! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Roumani misses
and Montalban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roumani closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Montalban quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roumani wants to lay and pray for a moment but Montalban keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Roumani had his way with Jesus Montalban in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Montalban misses
and Roumani counters with a straight right hand.
Montalban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Montalban has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Roumani misses the body punch
and Roumani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roumani misses with a takedown attempt
and Montalban counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Roumani takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Roumani swings widly with a right hand
and Montalban counters with a nice body kick.
Roumani jabs Montalban to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roumani. Montalban does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montalban looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roumani connects with a jab.
Roumani lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roumani throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Montalban stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roumani throws the left hand but Montalban avoids the punch easily.
Montalban now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Montalban throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roumani on the side of the head.
Montalban ducks under a wild hook from Roumani.
It seemed like Montalban was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Montalban. That's going to slow Roumani down.
Roumani throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roumani misses with a left hand
and Montalban connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roumani misses with a series of wild punches.
Montalban swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roumani lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Montalban darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Montalban tries a low kick but Roumani avoids it.
Roumani throws out a loose jab but Montalban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Montalban unleashes a big counter combination but Roumani bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roumani misses with a right hand
letting Montalban counter with a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Montalban throws a right hand that misses
and Roumani counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Roumani connects with a good right hand that stumbles Montalban. Montalban circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roumani throws a predictable looking body shot
and Montalban counters with a big right hand! Oh Roumani is in trouble here! Montalban follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Montalban!
Jesus Montalban is the new featherweight champion!
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