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LEGACY! 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico Icon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giraldo Costanzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Icon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Of wolf and man. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Icon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giraldo Costanzo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Icon connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Giraldo Costanzo has been cut.
Costanzo takes a swing at Icon's ribcage but misses.
Costanzo throws a combination that misses
and Icon counters with a big head kick but Costanzo shrugs it off.
Donk. Costanzo catches Icon right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Rico Icon has been cut.
Icon scores with a head kick. Costanzo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Costanzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Costanzo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Icon.
Icon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Costanzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Icon circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costanzo looks to land a combination but Icon avoids it well.
Icon fails with the takedown.
Icon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costanzo checks a leg kick.
Costanzo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Icon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Costanzo is fending him off so far but Icon persists. Nope, Costanzo circles away and we're back to standing.
Icon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Icon lands a head shot.
Icon walks into a stiff left hand from Costanzo.
Costanzo throws a series of punches but Icon moves out of range.
Icon ducks under a wild hook from Costanzo.
A telegraphed right hand from Costanzo misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Icon tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Costanzo moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Icon misses the target.
Costanzo throws a combination that misses
and Icon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanzo checks a leg kick nicely.
Icon works Costanzo's body with a nice hook.
Costanzo checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costanzo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Icon avoids the body shot from Costanzo.
Costanzo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromIcon.
Some wild striking there from Costanzo.
Icon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Costanzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Costanzo misses.
Icon throws a big shot that misses.
Icon dodges the punch combination from Costanzo.
Costanzo tries to bum rush Icon with a series of wild strikes but Icon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costanzo shoots in and bounces Icon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Costanzo throws a big elbow that misses.
Costanzo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Icon had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Costanzo defends it easily.
Costanzo throws a big right hand that misses.
Costanzo stopping the sweep attempt from Icon.
Icon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Costanzo stands up over Icon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Costanzo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costanzo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Costanzo scoring with punches to the head and body.
Costanzo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Icon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Costanzo has managed to get both his arms back between Icon's legs - danger averted.
Costanzo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Icon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Costanzo is working Icon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Costanzo throwing strikes but missing.
Costanzo looking to pass the guard.
Icon is trying to control the position but Costanzo postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Icon looking for a guillotine here but Costanzo defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giraldo Costanzo will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Icon misses with a straight left.
Costanzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Icon connects with a leg kick. Costanzo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Costanzo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Icon defends well and Costanzo ends up having to push Icon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Icon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Icon misses with a head kick.
Icon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Costanzo.
Donk. Costanzo catches Icon right on the button with a cross.
Rico Icon's cut is getting worse.
Icon moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Icon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That has opened up Giraldo Costanzo's cut even more.
Costanzo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid body kick from Icon.
Icon missing with a left hand there. Costanzo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Costanzo does no damage.
Icon slips a jab and a cross from Costanzo.
Costanzo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Icon sprawls well initially but Costanzo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Costanzo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Icon is looking to control Costanzo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Icon avoid being mounted?
Icon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Costanzo pulls his head out easily.
Icon is in trouble now - Costanzo has advanced to mount!
Icon throwing hammer fists to the chest of Costanzo. What's that going to do exactly?
Icon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costanzo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Icon!
Costanzo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Costanzo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rico Icon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Costanzo lands a big shot there that rocks Icon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Icon is rocked!
Jeez, Rico Icon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rico Icon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Giraldo Costanzo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Pavlovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jojiro Yamanaka (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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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Pavlovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jojiro Yamanaka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamanaka lands with an overhand left.
Pavlovich lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Pavlovich misses.
Pavlovich moves into the clinch.
Pavlovich has a couple of punches blocked by Yamanaka.
Yamanaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pavlovich throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlovich.
Yamanaka scores with a shot to the side of Pavlovich's head.
Yamanaka working hard to break the clinch.
Yamanaka blocking some punches.
Yamanaka lands a left hand.
Pavlovich has Yamanaka pressed against the cage, preventing Yamanaka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yamanaka prevents a body shot from Pavlovich.
Yamanaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlovich has a couple of punches blocked by Yamanaka.
Pavlovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovich stalling in the clinch but Yamanaka improves position.
Yamanaka blocking some punches.
Pavlovich blocking some punches.
Pavlovich misses with the head strike.
Yamanaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yamanaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pavlovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've been informed that Yamanaka has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pavlovich lands with a left to the head.
Yamanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pavlovich makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Yamanaka throws a head punch that misses.
Pavlovich trying to control the position but instead, Yamanaka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pavlovich into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlovich.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka throws a punch but it's blocked by Pavlovich.
Still in the clinch, Pavlovich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pavlovich tries to work over Yamanaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamanaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamanaka misses with the head strike.
Yamanaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamanaka breaks the clinch.
Pavlovich loads up on a big right hand but Yamanaka slips the punch.
Pavlovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pavlovich.
Anton Pavlovich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlovich works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pavlovich loads up on a big right hand but Yamanaka slips the punch.
As Pavlovich backs off Yamanaka throws a huge counter combo but Pavlovich manages to avoid it all.
Pavlovich lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich moves into range and clinches up with Yamanaka.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich working aggressively here.
Pavlovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavlovich can't find room to land a body shot as Yamanaka controls the action.
Yamanaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamanaka is pushing Pavlovich up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pavlovich can't find room to land a body shot as Yamanaka controls the action.
Yamanaka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pavlovich throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yamanaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Yamanaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pavlovich looks to land a right hand but Yamanaka moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich works the jab nicely.
Pavlovich staying out of range there.
Yamanaka slips a jab and a cross from Pavlovich.
Yamanaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pavlovich slips a jab and a cross from Yamanaka.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamanaka slips under a jab.
Pavlovich missing with a left hand there. Yamanaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yamanaka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pavlovich connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot lands for Yamanaka.
Pavlovich dodges the punch combination from Yamanaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Pavlovich dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pavlovich wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yamanaka tries to bum rush Pavlovich with a series of wild strikes but Pavlovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Pavlovich was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yamanaka.
Pavlovich with a jab.
Yamanaka blocks a jab.
Jojiro Yamanaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pavlovich tries to clinch up but Yamanaka circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yamanaka! But no joy.
Anton Pavlovich is winning the standup battle so far.
Pavlovich throws a looping overhand right but Yamanaka ducks down to avoid it.
Yamanaka throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlovich has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pavlovich there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pavlovich throws a shot from downtown. Yamanaka moves away and avoids it.
Pavlovich tries to clinch but Yamanaka moves out of range.
Pavlovich avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlovich tries to clinch
and Yamanaka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pavlovich thinking.
Pavlovich stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sloppy strikes from Yamanaka. Those never looked like landing.
Yamanaka throws an overhand right that lands on Pavlovich's shoulder, as Pavlovich tries to avoid the shot.
Pavlovich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pavlovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavlovich.
Jab from Yamanaka.
Pavlovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamanaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yamanaka let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yamanaka attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich lands a body shot.
Yamanaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Pavlovich.
Pavlovich throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yamanaka on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamanaka moves away from the strike by Pavlovich.
Pavlovich misses with a hook to the body
and Yamanaka counters with a two punch combo.
Pavlovich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yamanaka circles away quickly and effectively.
Pavlovich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamanaka feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yamanaka throws a counter combo.
Pavlovich is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yamanaka can do to turn this around?
Yamanaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pavlovich has managed to clinch.
Pavlovich throws a head punch that misses.
Yamanaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yamanaka breaks from the clinch.
Yamanaka tries to bum rush Pavlovich with a series of wild strikes but Pavlovich uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yamanaka swinging wildly here.
Pavlovich scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pavlovich avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka misses with a two punch combination.
Pavlovich slips a jab and a cross from Yamanaka.
Yamanaka misses the shot to the body.
Pavlovich misses with a wild body shot.
Pavlovich doesn't manage to clinch there - Yamanaka circles away.
Yamanaka takes one to the chin there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pavlovich fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamanaka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yamanaka throws a series of punches but Pavlovich avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jojiro Yamanaka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pavlovich paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pavlovich jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yamanaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yamanaka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pavlovich lands with a cross.
Pavlovich throws an overhand right that lands on Yamanaka's shoulder, as Yamanaka tries to avoid the shot.
Yamanaka appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pavlovich throws a shot from downtown. Yamanaka moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yamanaka missing with a left hand there. Pavlovich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pavlovich tries to clinch but Yamanaka moves away
and Yamanaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pavlovich misses with a hook. Yamanaka ducked under it nicely.
Yamanaka only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamanaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pavlovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pavlovich loads up on a big right hand but Yamanaka slips the punch.
Pavlovich's corner calls for a 1-2. Pavlovich obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pavlovich misses with a hook
and Yamanaka counters with a nice body kick.
Pavlovich looks to throw the jab but Yamanaka is out of range.
Pavlovich falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yamanaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pavlovich gets a clinch.
Pavlovich keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yamanaka's efforts to push away.
Yamanaka blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yamanaka.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlovich fails to land.
Yamanaka is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pavlovich misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamanaka blocks an uppercut.
Yamanaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamanaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamanaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pavlovich blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yamanaka has had enough of the clinch but Pavlovich keeps him there for the moment.
Yamanaka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pavlovich lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pavlovich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamanaka throws a right and a left that Pavlovich avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamanaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pavlovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pavlovich throws a hook to the side of Yamanaka's head but Yamanaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pavlovich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pavlovich slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamanaka connects with an inside leg kick.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Pavlovich here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Pavlovich darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yamanaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yamanaka keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamanaka thinks about the counter body kick.
Pavlovich looks to land a right hand but Yamanaka moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pavlovich works the jab nicely.
Pavlovich has Yamanaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlovich.
Yamanaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yamanaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pavlovich.
Pavlovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Yamanaka swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Yamanaka misses with a few strikes there.
Yamanaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pavlovich moves into the clinch.
Pavlovich misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Pavlovich showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pavlovich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Pavlovich!
A less than humble Anton Pavlovich misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buster Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kukulcan Tonga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knott comes to the cage accompanied by Kanye West vs. The xx - Touch The Sky (Carlos Serrano Mix) . 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buster Knott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kukulcan Tonga!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonga swats away the attempt to clinch by Knott.
Knott darts in and clinches Tonga up against the cage.
Tonga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tonga lands a shot to the body.
Tonga lands a left hand that snaps the head of Knott backwards.
Tonga scores with a hook to the body.
Tonga works on Knott's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Tonga.
Tonga misses with a punch on the inside.
Tonga scores with a shot to the side of Knott's head.
Tonga breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tonga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tonga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Knott.
Knott swings widly with a right hand
and Tonga counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Knott tries to close the distance and clinch but Tonga swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tonga tries a quick counter leg kick but Knott is wise to it.
Tonga scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tonga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonga throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tonga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tonga wants it to stay on the feet.
Tonga tests Knott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab lands there for Tonga.
Tonga connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Knott. Those never looked like landing.
Tonga now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tonga scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Knott is rocked!
Tonga feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Knott crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kukulcan Tonga!
Kukulcan Tonga decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Buster Knott was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm young and still have a lot of upside. The same cannot be said of you.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jyrki Kasvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brodie Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Jyrki Kasvi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jyrki Kasvi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jyrki Kasvi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brodie Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasvi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grundy.
A low kick from Grundy misses
enabling Kasvi to counter with a crisp jab.
Kasvi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Kasvi.
Grundy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jab, jab by Kasvi - just one landing.
Kasvi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasvi moves out of range of the leg kick from Grundy.
Kasvi misses with a few strikes there.
Grundy throws a leg kick
and Kasvi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grundy thinking.
Kasvi punishes Grundy's body with a nice straight punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kasvi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Jyrki Kasvi has been cut.
Kasvi lands a leg kick that knocks Grundy off balance momentarily.
Grundy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Grundy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kasvi digs a good hook to Grundy's body.
Grundy defending well as Kasvi loads up on a big left hand.
Grundy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kasvi.
Grundy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasvi. Grundy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grundy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Grundy connects with a solid leg kick.
Grundy misses the body punch
and Kasvi counters with a crisp one two that drops Grundy! Kasvi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Grundy to his feet! Grundy is in big trouble!
Grundy is rocked!
A low kick from Grundy is predictable there
and Kasvi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grundy is still on wobbly legs! Can Kasvi finish him?
Grundy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kasvi has time to react.
Grundy gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kasvi gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jyrki Kasvi!
During a confident post fight interview, Jyrki Kasvi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrell Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The RocknRolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). RocknRolla is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Led Zeppelin / Stairway To Heaven. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terrell Grant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, The RocknRolla!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RocknRolla misses the shot to the body.
Grant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Terrell Grant has been cut.
Grant fails with the takedown
and RocknRolla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
RocknRolla fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
RocknRolla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grant manages to avoid it.
Grant tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but RocknRolla defends well and Grant ends up having to push RocknRolla into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Grant lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
RocknRolla wants to land a leg kick but Grant is out of range.
Grant appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
RocknRolla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
RocknRolla lands with a nice body punch.
RocknRolla misses the shot to the body.
RocknRolla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grant rather than just go for the knockout.
Grant throws a sloppy head kick and RocknRolla moves out of range easily.
RocknRolla throws a counter combo.
RocknRolla connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts RocknRolla, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RocknRolla lands with an overhand left.
RocknRolla wants to clinch up but Grant keeps it at a distance.
RocknRolla thuds his shin into the meat of Grant's side.
RocknRolla checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
RocknRolla throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The RocknRolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
RocknRolla scores with a hook to the body. Grant takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grant is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from RocknRolla. Those never looked like landing.
As RocknRolla tries to get set, Grant tries to push him back and clinch up but RocknRolla manages to avoid the attempt.
Grant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and RocknRolla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrell Grant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
RocknRolla cracks the inside of Grant's front leg.
RocknRolla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
RocknRolla moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, RocknRolla creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
RocknRolla lands an elbow inside that Grant shrugs off.
RocknRolla lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant misses with a hook to the ribs.
RocknRolla pushes off an throws an elbow but Grant leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
RocknRolla lands with a short shot to the head.
RocknRolla creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Grant wants the takedown. RocknRolla is fighting it off but Grant persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in RocknRolla's guard against the cage.
RocknRolla has his hands on Grant's head, controlling the position.
RocknRolla is trying to control the position but Grant postures up.
RocknRolla keeping moving, preventing Grant from controlling successfully.
RocknRolla is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grant defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grant stopping the sweep attempt from RocknRolla.
Grant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. RocknRolla is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
RocknRolla really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Grant. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
RocknRolla tries to improve position but can't.
RocknRolla wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Grant has ideas of his own. He's got hold of RocknRolla's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! RocknRolla is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Grant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Terrell Grant!
Terrell Grant decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Constantine Kermit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Constantine Kermit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa has managed to clinch.
Kermit is trying to stall.
Barbosa scores with a shot to the side of Kermit's head.
Kermit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kermit stalling in the clinch but Barbosa improves position.
Kermit can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Kermit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kermit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Barbosa.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kermit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barbosa is keeping busy.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kermit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kermit breaks the clinch.
Kermit misses with a double jab.
Kermit looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Kermit tries to work over Barbosa's front leg with a kick but Barbosa checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kermit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kermit.
Barbosa throws a leg kick
and Kermit counters with a body kick.
Kermit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kermit throws a one two combo.
It looks like Frank Barbosa has been cut.
Kermit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Barbosa avoids a kick to the body.
Barbosa jabs at Kermit's body.
Barbosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Kermit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kermit swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa walks into a stiff left hand from Kermit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kermit throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kermit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermit throws a right hand that Barbosa ducks under and follows up with a left that Barbosa also avoids with ease.
Barbosa lands a big head kick that sends Kermit tumbling to the mat! Barbosa takes a step backwards and waves Kermit back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Constantine Kermit has been cut.
Barbosa lands a nice hook to Kermit's body. Kermit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Barbosa pushes Kermit up against the cage in a clinch.
Kermit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barbosa is keeping busy.
Kermit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kermit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barbosa is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barbosa.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Kermit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Kermit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kermit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kermit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kermit struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Kermit tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kermit.
Barbosa lands a hook that snaps the head of Kermit backwards.
Barbosa blocks an uppercut.
Kermit trying to stall but Barbosa improves his position.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Kermit.
Kermit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kermit scores with a jab. Barbosa acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kermit throws the kick towards the body but Barbosa avoids it.
Kermit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kermit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kermit blocks a jab.
Kermit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kermit misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kermit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kermit lands with a cross.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Kermit saw that one coming.
Kermit was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kermit fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa connects with a jab.
Barbosa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kermit momentarily.
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 Constantine Kermit will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kermit tries to land a front kick but Barbosa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kermit swinging wildly here.
Kermit misses with a few strikes there.
Kermit throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kermit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kermit lands a high kick!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kermit.
A shot to the liver by Kermit. Beautiful body shot.
Frank Barbosa 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.
Barbosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kermit misses with a series of wild punches.
Kermit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa has closed the distance and engaged Kermit in a clinch.
Kermit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kermit throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Kermit throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa throws a big counter head kick but Kermit avoids it with no problem.
Kermit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa scores with a nice right hand.
Kermit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a big head kick that sends Kermit tumbling to the mat! Barbosa takes a step backwards and waves Kermit back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa lands a big uppercut and Kermit crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kermit looks OK. Barbosa waves Kermit back to his feet!
Kermit is rocked!
Kermit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Kermit is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kermit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kermit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kermit seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kermit. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa sizes up Kermit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kermit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barbosa moves away.
Barbosa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kermit moves away.
Barbosa misses with a low kick.
It looked like Kermit was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barbosa.
Kermit throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kermit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Barbosa throws a shot to the body.
Kermit throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Nice body kick from Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kermit misses with a body punch
and Barbosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Constantine Kermit's cut is getting worse.
BOOM! Barbosa lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kermit. Kermit tries to recover but Barbosa is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kermit lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Barbosa!
A victorious Frank Barbosa thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reyki Rhino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lorne Malvo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Reyki Rhino's chin.
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorne Malvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Reyki Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Malvo misses.
Malvo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rhino fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rhino slips a straight right by Malvo.
Rhino takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rhino misses with a body shot.
Rhino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Malvo's head backwards.
Malvo misses with a leg kick
and Rhino counters with a thumping low kick.
Rhino misses with a right hand
and Malvo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malvo is looking to slow Rhino down with leg kicks.
Rhino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Malvo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malvo throws a jab when Rhino was well out of range.
Rhino throws a fast counter high kick but Malvo manages to duck under it in time.
A leg kick checked by Rhino.
Malvo lands a slapping body shot.
Rhino stuns Malvo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino lands with a straight right. Malvo didn't see that one coming.
Rhino misses with a hook.
Rhino scores with a punch to the head.
Malvo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Cooker in the buildup to the fight.
Malvo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Malvo misses with a leg kick.
Malvo throws a right hand that Rhino ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhino also avoids with ease.
Rhino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malvo moves away.
Malvo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rhino's head.
Malvo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rhino lands with a good body shot.
Rhino throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Rhino misses.
Nice shot by Rhino.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malvo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhino.
Rhino throws a low kick but Malvo avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malvo lands with a cross.
Rhino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malvo manages to avoid it.
Malvo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Reyki Rhino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malvo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Malvo throws a looping overhand right but Rhino ducks down to avoid it.
Rhino is looking to slow Malvo down with leg kicks.
Malvo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rhino has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Malvo lands a leg kick that knocks Rhino off balance momentarily.
Good work by Rhino as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Rhino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Malvo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Malvo pushes Rhino away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Rhino.
Malvo swings for the body but Rhino moves out of range.
Malvo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rhino motions for Malvo to come forward. Rhino throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A clash of legs there as Rhino blocks the low kick.
Rhino tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Malvo misses with a straight right.
Rhino misses with the combination.
Rhino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Malvo's calf.
Rhino throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rhino throws a leg kick
and Malvo counters with a low kick, right behind Rhino 's knee.
Malvo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhino throws a head kick but Malvo moves out of range.
Rhino dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Malvo. That did some damage!
Rhino throws a body punch but Malvo moves out of range.
Malvo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rhino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Malvo - the referee stops the clock and Rhino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Malvo. Rhino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Malvo throws a solid leg kick but Rhino takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Malvo.
A jab from Rhino does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Malvo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rhino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malvo manages to avoid it.
Rhino misses with an uppercut.
Malvo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhino misses with the body kick
and Malvo counters with a left and a right that stings Rhino.
Malvo misses the jab.
Good leg kick by Malvo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Malvo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Malvo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rhino scores with a punch to the head.
Malvo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rhino scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Reyki Rhino will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rhino looks to score with a jab to the body but Malvo is just out of range.
Rhino throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Malvo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Malvo lands a nice shot that snaps Rhino's head back.
Malvo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Malvo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lorne Malvo is winning the standup battle so far.
Rhino takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Malvo misses with a low kick.
Malvo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good leg kick by Malvo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rhino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhino sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rhino on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rhino throws a shot from downtown. Malvo moves away and avoids it.
Malvo misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malvo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Malvo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rhino on the side of the head.
Malvo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rhino is rocked!
Rhino misses with a body shot
and Malvo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rhino is still on wobbly legs! Can Malvo finish him?
Malvo walks into a jab.
Malvo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rhino checks it well.
Rhino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malvo moves away.
Malvo is looking to counter punch.
Malvo connects with a body shot.
Malvo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rhino seems to have recovered his senses.
Rhino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Malvo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rhino throws a lazy head kick
and Malvo counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malvo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rhino throws a jab when Malvo was well out of range.
Malvo misses with a body kick.
Malvo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhino.
A little feinted left hand from Malvo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rhino's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rhino throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino works Malvo's body with a nice hook.
Rhino throws a solid leg kick but Malvo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rhino.
Rhino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Malvo throws a low kick, looking for Rhino's leg but Rhino calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Rhino.
An attempted straight right counter from Malvo misses the target.
Rhino has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Malvo.
Malvo lands a head kick!
Malvo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Malvo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhino.
Malvo scoring well with a low kick there.
Malvo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhino can do to turn this around?
Some wild striking there from Rhino.
Malvo cracks Rhino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino throws a head kick that Malvo semi-blocks.
A combination from Malvo does no damage.
Malvo connects with a body shot that sends Rhino's belly button to the back.
Rhino misses with a jab to the body
and Malvo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Malvo moves out of range as Rhino strikes.
Malvo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhino checks the leg kick nicely there.
Malvo backing away here, and Rhino unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhino. Malvo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Malvo takes one on the button.
Malvo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Malvo misses with a hook.
Rhino misses with a head kick.
Rhino throws out a loose jab but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhino throws a leg kick
and Malvo counters with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhino tries a head kick but it misses.
Rhino throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Malvo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rhino doesn't seem phased though.
Malvo throws a sloppy head kick and Rhino moves out of range easily.
Rhino throws a quick inside leg kick.
Malvo motions for Rhino to come forward. Malvo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Malvo scores with a nice head shot.
Rhino lands with a hook. Malvo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhino throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rhino moves away from the strike by Malvo.
Rhino misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorne Malvo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rhino throws out a loose jab but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Malvo scores with a punch to the head.
Malvo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rhino is able to avoid easily.
Malvo ducks under a wild hook from Rhino.
Malvo tried to counter with a leg kick but Rhino avoided it.
Malvo throws a leg kick which misses Rhino's front leg but catches the back leg as Rhino tries to avoid it.
Rhino scores with a head kick. Malvo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Malvo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rhino under the eye.
Rhino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malvo tried to score with a low kick but Rhino checks it.
Rhino is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rhino goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo throws a looping overhand right but Rhino ducks down to avoid it.
Rhino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malvo throwing a counter right hand but Rhino manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rhino. That's going to slow Malvo down.
Rhino wants to clinch but Malvo slips to the side
and Malvo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhino throws a hook but Malvo blocks it.
Malvo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhino buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Malvo cracks Rhino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Malvo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Malvo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rhino.
Malvo tries to counter with a takedown but Rhino is quick to defend against it.
Rhino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Malvo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Malvo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Malvo throws a wild body kick that Rhino sees coming a mile off.
Rhino ducks under a wild hook from Malvo.
Rhino lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Malvo throws a head kick but Rhino moves out of range.
Rhino is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rhino swings for the body but Malvo moves out of range.
A slow jab from Rhino misses its intended target.
Rhino misses with a low kick.
Malvo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rhino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhino checks a leg kick nicely.
Malvo throws an overhand right that lands on Rhino's shoulder, as Rhino tries to avoid the shot.
Rhino throws an off balance right hand
and Malvo counters with a straight right hand.
Rhino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rhino throws a leg kick but Malvo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Malvo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhino throws a wild body kick that Malvo sees coming a mile off.
Rhino checks a leg kick nicely.
Rhino throws an overhand right that lands on Malvo's shoulder, as Malvo tries to avoid the shot.
Rhino misses with a low kick.
Malvo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhino checks a leg kick.
Malvo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRhino.
Malvo avoids a kick to the body.
Malvo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rhino.
Rhino misses with a looping left.
Malvo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rhino just manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo lands a front kick.
Malvo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Malvo.
Rhino avoids a kick to the body.
Rhino misses the shot to the body.
Malvo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rhino connects with a leg kick. Malvo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rhino lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rhino walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Malvo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Malvo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Malvo. That snapped Rhino's head back.
Rhino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rhino looks to score with a jab to the body but Malvo is just out of range.
Malvo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malvo thumps Rhino with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhino tries to close the distance and clinch but Malvo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rhino takes a swing at Malvo's ribcage but misses.
Rhino takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Malvo lands a big head kick that sends Rhino tumbling to the mat! Malvo takes a step backwards and waves Rhino back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Malvo lands a front kick.
Rhino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rhino loads up on a big right hand but Malvo slips the punch.
Malvo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A lazy body kick from Rhino
and Malvo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rhino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Malvo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rhino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malvo.
Malvo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorne Malvo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Malvo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorne Malvo!
Lorne Malvo took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FJCP Healthy Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Reyki Rhino was interviewed post fight and said 'Well done bro, but I'll knock you the fuck out next time...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Kroblur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edinger Nucleus (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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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Kroblur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edinger Nucleus!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Nucleus!
A thudding body kick lands there by Nucleus!
Nucleus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kroblur is out of range.
Kroblur takes a swing at Nucleus's ribcage but misses.
Nucleus moves out of range of the leg kick from Kroblur.
Nucleus throws the kick towards the body but Kroblur avoids it.
Nucleus connects with a nice looking jab.
Kroblur seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Nucleus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kroblur avoids the head kick by Nucleus.
Kroblur dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nucleus. That did some damage!
Kroblur lands a nice shot that snaps Nucleus's head back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kroblur, right into the meat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kroblur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Kroblur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nucleus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kroblur connects with a leg kick. Nucleus looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nucleus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus misses with a looping left.
Nucleus moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kroblur throws out a loose jab but Nucleus uses good head movement to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Kroblur.
Kroblur moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nucleus slips a straight right by Kroblur.
Nucleus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kroblur moves out of range as Nucleus strikes.
Kroblur just misses with a punch to the body.
Nucleus stuffs the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Nucleus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kroblur wants to land a leg kick but Nucleus is out of range.
Kroblur swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nucleus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kroblur.
Kroblur avoids the body shot from Nucleus.
Kroblur misses with a straight left.
Nucleus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kroblur can pounce on him.
Nucleus throws a hook but Kroblur blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Nucleus.
Kroblur tries to land a front kick but Nucleus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matt Kroblur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nucleus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kroblur takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nucleus moves out of range as Kroblur throws a body kick.
Good work by Kroblur as he checks the leg kick.
Kroblur feinted with a counter takedown.
Nucleus stuns Kroblur with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kroblur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nucleus.
Nucleus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kroblur counters with a single leg into guard. Nucleus didn't expect that.
Kroblur sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nucleus keeping moving, preventing Kroblur from controlling successfully.
Kroblur is looking to work some ground and pound but Nucleus has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nucleus is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nucleus preventing the sweep.
Kroblur escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Nucleus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kroblur is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nucleus defends well.
Nucleus is stalling in the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur keeping moving, preventing Nucleus from controlling successfully.
Kroblur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nucleus is one step ahead there.
Nucleus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kroblur has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nucleus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Edinger Nucleus will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kroblur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kroblur throws a body kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Nucleus.
Kroblur stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nucleus.
Kroblur tries a low kick but Nucleus avoids it.
Nucleus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kroblur.
Kroblur misses with an uppercut
and Nucleus counters with a right hand to the body.
Nucleus misses with a body shot.
Nucleus bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Nucleus blocks the low kick.
Nucleus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nucleus connects with a body shot that sends Kroblur's belly button to the back.
Nucleus misses with a combination
and Kroblur decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nucleus's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nucleus looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kroblur is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus seems keen to control Kroblur's posture.
Kroblur trying to control but Nucleus is working from the bottom.
Nucleus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kroblur cracks Nucleus with a solid left hand.
Kroblur slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kroblur stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nucleus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nucleus trying to keep a closed guard but Kroblur is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nucleus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kroblur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nucleus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kroblur fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nucleus is out of range.
Nucleus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kroblur doesn't seem bothered though.
Nucleus walks into a straight right hand from Kroblur.
Kroblur throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nucleus scores with a hook to the body. Kroblur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nucleus throws a solid leg kick but Kroblur takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nucleus.
A head kick misses from Nucleus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus misses with a kick to the body
and Kroblur counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Nucleus!
Nucleus gets back to half guard.
Kroblur working the head and body with strikes.
Nucleus trying to hold on to Kroblur's head to control him but Kroblur postures up.
Nucleus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kroblur.
Nucleus controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kroblur wants to pass to mount but Nucleus is defending the position.
Nucleus is looking for a sweep. Kroblur is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus is staying active underneath Kroblur, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nucleus trying to control here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Nucleus wants to get back to full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nucleus connects with a jab.
Kroblur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nucleus.
Nucleus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kroblur half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
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 Matt Kroblur will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kroblur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nucleus is able to avoid easily.
Nucleus misses with a body kick.
Kroblur scores with a push kick.
Kroblur explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Edinger Nucleus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nucleus chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kroblur can pounce on him.
Nucleus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kroblur throws a chopping leg kick but Nucleus manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kroblur lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kroblur on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nucleus misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kroblur takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nucleus tries to move into range but Kroblur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That kick from Kroblur tenderised Nucleus's leg. Nucleus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nucleus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nucleus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nucleus throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroblur connects with an inside leg kick.
Kroblur avoids a kick to the body.
Nucleus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice jab there from Kroblur.
Kroblur missing with a left hand there. Nucleus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nucleus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kroblur looks to score with a jab to the body but Nucleus is just out of range.
Kroblur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nucleus is able to avoid easily.
Kroblur lands a front kick.
Kroblur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kroblur throws a leg kick but Nucleus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kroblur throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nucleus throws a body punch but Kroblur moves out of range.
Kroblur tries to work over Nucleus's front leg with a kick but Nucleus checks it.
Nucleus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kroblur half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kroblur misses with a combination
and Nucleus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kroblur throws a predictable looking body shot
and Nucleus counters with a series of strikes. Kroblur will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch! Nucleus slams his shin into Kroblur's torso.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nucleus lunges at Kroblur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kroblur's hand.
No joy there for Kroblur, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nucleus let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nucleus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kroblur throws a push kick but Nucleus slaps the foot to one side.
Nucleus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kroblur checks a leg kick nicely.
Kroblur avoids the body shot from Nucleus.
Nucleus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kroblur rather than just go for the knockout.
Kroblur with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroblur throws a push kick but Nucleus slaps the foot to one side.
Kroblur misses with an uppercut
and Nucleus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kroblur throws a lazy body kick
and Nucleus counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nucleus scores with a punch to the head.
Nucleus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kroblur manages to avoid it.
Edinger Nucleus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kroblur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nucleus's sensitive parts.
Kroblur throws a body shot but no joy.
Kroblur throws the left hand but Nucleus avoids the punch easily.
Nucleus throws a fast counter high kick but Kroblur manages to duck under it in time.
Kroblur tries to work over Nucleus's front leg with a kick but Nucleus checks it.
Kroblur misses with a hook.
Kroblur takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kroblur throws a push kick but Nucleus slaps the foot to one side.
Nucleus is looking for the big counter here.
Kroblur throws a jab but it's blocked by Nucleus.
Nucleus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Kroblur finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kroblur avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nucleus tries to score with a low kick but Kroblur moves his leg out of the way.
Nucleus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nucleus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nucleus blocks the body kick.
Kroblur throws a leg kick
and Nucleus counters with a left and a right that stings Kroblur.
Kroblur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nucleus's head.
Nucleus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nucleus checks a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Nucleus.
Nucleus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edinger Nucleus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nucleus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Edinger Nucleus!
Edinger Nucleus seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Brody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hall (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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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Brody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Hall!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Brody - just one landing.
Brody throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Brody misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brody connects with an inside leg kick.
Brody fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Brody throws a half hearted mid kick.
A slow jab from Brody misses its intended target.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Hall blocks the leg kick.
Hall throws a leg kick but Brody moved away.
Brody tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hall was well out of range. Poor timing from Brody.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall moves out of range as Brody throws a body kick.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Brody misses with a body kick.
Brody avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It looked like Brody wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brody at a distance.
Brody uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Patrick Brody seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hall, right into the meat.
A cross from Hall lands.
Brody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Sam Hall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hall slips a straight right by Brody.
Hall defending well as Brody loads up on a big left hand.
Hall appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Brody throws a body kick that misses.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Brody looks for the body kick but Hall saw that one coming.
That kick from Brody tenderised Hall's leg. Hall is trying to keep his angry face on.
Brody connects with a body shot that sends Hall's belly button to the back.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Brody.
Hall misses with an uppercut
and Brody counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brody prevents Hall from breaking the clinch.
Brody tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Brody back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Hall.
Brody working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Hall.
Brody is working Hall over against the cage.
A short right from Brody on the inside.
Hall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hall is leaning against Brody and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hall blocks an elbow strike from Brody.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brody lands an elbow that stopped Hall in his tracks for a moment.
Hall lands with a short shot to the head.
Hall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hall lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brody tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
Hall gets through Brody's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brody tries to work over Hall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brody.
Brody stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hall dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Brody won't allow it.
Brody struggles to land a body shot inside as Hall controls his hands.
Brody throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Brody lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brody misses with some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brody throws an elbow but misses.
Brody goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stalling in the clinch from Hall.
Brody misses with a body punch.
Hall trying to stall but Brody improves his position.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Brody uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Brody.
Brody tries a body shot but Hall blocks it.
A short uppercut from Brody.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hall.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Brody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall swings wildly with an uppercut but Brody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brody jumps guard but Hall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hall blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brody jumps guard but Hall stands there with Brody around his waist. Brody gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hall misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall has had enough of the clinch but Brody keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hall.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brody tries to throw a body punch but Hall avoids it by throwing Brody back against the cage.
Hall doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hall misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hall.
Brody prevents a body shot from Hall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Brody dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Brody misses with a leg kick
and Hall counters with a nice body kick.
Hall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brody shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hall sprawls well. Hall wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Brody gets slowly back to his feet.
Brody throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hall's waist but Hall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Brody off to one side.
Hall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brody stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hall checks a leg kick nicely.
Hall steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Brody.
Brody throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brody. Hall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hall.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brody looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Patrick Brody is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brody throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hall misses the body punch
and Brody connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brody scores with a leg kick.
Brody throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
Brody pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hall throws a fast counter high kick but Brody manages to duck under it in time.
Hall jabs Brody to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brody fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hall checks it well.
Hall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall throws a right and a left that Brody avoids nicely.
Brody moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brody takes one on the button.
Nice shot by Hall.
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!
Brody looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Hall unleashes a big counter combination but Brody bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Brody checks a leg kick.
Brody throws a quick counter kick to the body but Hall avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Brody misses.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall moves out of range as Brody strikes.
Brody on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brody misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hall.
Brody keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Donk. Hall catches Brody right on the button with a cross.
Hall lands a jab to the nose.
Hall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body kick.
As Hall backs away, Brody returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brody tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Hall to counter with a crisp jab.
Brody tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Brody seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Brody getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brody is looking to land body kicks.
Brody throws a low kick, looking for Hall's leg but Hall calmly moves out of range.
Hall flicks out a counter leg kick but Brody steps away.
Brody bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hall is rocked!
Hall is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Brody doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Hall crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Hall's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Patrick Brody!
During a confident post fight interview, Patrick Brody thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethelbart Takahashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethelbart Takahashi!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Takahashi.
Takahashi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Romo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Romo wants to land a leg kick but Takahashi is out of range.
Takahashi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good shot there by Romo.
Jab by Takahashi.
Takahashi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Takahashi tries a low kick but Romo avoids it.
Takahashi fakes the leg kick and cracks Romo in the body.
Romo thows a leg kick but Takahashi checks it
and Takahashi counters with a good, hard body kick but Romo shrugs it off.
Takahashi jabs Romo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Takahashi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Romo.
Romo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Takahashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Romo misses with a knee strike.
Takahashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Takahashi is trying to break the clinch but Romo has him pressed against the cage.
Romo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Takahashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Romo.
Takahashi throws a head punch that misses.
Takahashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Romo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takahashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Takahashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Romo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Romo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Romo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Romo.
Romo missing with knees to the body.
Romo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Romo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Takahashi breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Takahashi.
Takahashi throws the kick towards the body but Romo avoids it.
Takahashi lands a lovely overhand right.
Romo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romo tries to score with a low kick but Takahashi moves his leg out of the way.
Takahashi tries a quick counter leg kick but Romo is wise to it.
Romo throws a low kick but Takahashi avoids it.
Takahashi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Romo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good leg kick by Takahashi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Romo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Romo throws the left hand but Takahashi avoids the punch easily.
Takahashi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Romo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Romo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Romo misses with an uppercut. Takahashi saw that one coming.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Romo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Takahashi - the referee stops the clock and Romo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Takahashi. Romo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Romo just misses with a punch to the body.
Romo looks to land a body kick but Takahashi moved away.
Takahashi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Romo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Takahashi lands a big head kick that sends Romo tumbling to the mat! Takahashi takes a step backwards and waves Romo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Romo is rocked!
It looks like John Kyle Romo has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Takahashi. That's going to slow Romo down.
Oh Romo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Takahashi is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Takahashi lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Romo - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Takahashi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ethelbart Takahashi!
A victorious Ethelbart Takahashi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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