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AD314: Heartbreak Ridge PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amir Lohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Lohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Lohan as Cherry shoots in.
Lohan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cherry is pressed up against the cage. Lohan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cherry down to the mat. Cherry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lohan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cherry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lohan swivels and escapes.
Lohan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cherry throws a body punch but Lohan moves out of range.
Cherry shoots in looking for a takedown. Lohan tries to sprawl out of it but Cherry keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lohan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Amir Lohan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Cherry.
Lohan tries to clinch but Cherry moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry shoots in but no luck this time.
Lohan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cherry misses with a leg kick
and Lohan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cherry won't be happy with that.
Lohan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cherry down.
Lohan lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lohan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry is trying to control Lohan's posture but Lohan avoids it.
Cherry gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cherry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cherry wants to sweep but no luck.
Lohan is stalling in the full guard.
Lohan tries to free his leg and advance position but Cherry is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lohan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lohan is stalling in the full guard.
Lohan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lohan trying to control but Cherry is working from the bottom.
Lohan is working Cherry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lohan trying to control the position from guard on top but Cherry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lohan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cherry on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lohan wants to control but Cherry is keeping him busy.
Cherry can't do much from the bottom here.
Lohan tries to advance to mount but Cherry denies him.
Lohan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cherry keeps working.
Lohan is chipping away with strikes.
Lohan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lohan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cherry is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry holds on to Lohan's head and controls the position momentarily.
Cherry has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Lohan wants to control but Cherry is keeping him busy.
Cherry is looking to reverse the position.
Lohan taking a breather here.
Cherry throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lohan trying to control the position but Cherry is working away.
Lohan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cherry, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amir Lohan dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cherry fails with the takedown
and Lohan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lohan wants to clinch.
Cherry tries to keep at a distance but Lohan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lohan wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lohan pushes Cherry back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cherry is trying to drag Lohan to the mat but Lohan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lohan is pressed up against the cage. Cherry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lohan down to the mat. Lohan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Amir Lohan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Cherry.
Jab, jab by Cherry - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lohan trying to hold on to Cherry's head to control him but Cherry postures up.
Lohan is controlling Cherry's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cherry prevents Lohan from improving his position.
Lohan is staying active underneath Cherry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cherry prevents Lohan from improving his position.
Cherry takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lohan tries to roll over but Cherry keeps him under control.
Lohan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cherry is working away from the top position though.
Lohan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lohan trying to control the position here.
Lohan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cherry can do to turn this around?
Lohan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cherry controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lohan tries to clinch but Cherry is having none of it.
Cherry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lohan circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Cherry.
Lohan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cherry.
Lohan wants to clinch up but Cherry keeps it at a distance.
Cherry feints the counter takedown.
Cherry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lohan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown but Lohan shows good takedown defense.
Cherry lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lohan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cherry has a hand on Lohan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Lohan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cherry manages to regain half guard. Good work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lohan trying to control from half guard but Cherry is working away.
Lohan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lohan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cherry defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cherry tries to get to full guard but Lohan has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Cherry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lohan shoots for a takedown but Cherry saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lohan slips a jab and a cross from Cherry.
Lohan attempts a counter takedown but Cherry avoids it well and moves away.
Cherry shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lohan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lohan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lohan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cherry stays in close to Lohan's body and controls the position.
Lohan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cherry is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lohan keeping full guard, as Cherry tries to pass.
Lohan looking for a sweep. Not yet Lohan, not yet.
Cherry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lohan trying to control the position.
Cherry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lohan looking to control.
Lohan keeping full guard, as Cherry tries to pass.
Lohan working for a triangle but Cherry defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lohan controlling the position.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but Lohan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cherry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lohan circles away.
Lohan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cherry shoots and misses
and Lohan counters by moving into the clinch.
Cherry gets underhooks to prevent Lohan's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry avoiding damage as Lohan throws knees to the body.
Lohan looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amir Lohan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cherry turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Lohan struggling a bit here.
Lohan is trying to get back to half guard.
Cherry is looking to take a break and control but Lohan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry working the strikes but Lohan uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Cherry is thwarting Lohan's attempts to control the position.
Cherry content to control rather than advance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Cherry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cherry 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Cherry!
Jack Cherry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Amir Lohan spoke after the fight, saying 'Não é mais para mim. Eu vou voltar em breve. Obrigado a todos'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Esposito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Ding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Esposito comes to the cage accompanied by Sukh Knight. Ding comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mortal Kombat kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Esposito is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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285 lbs
37 - 25 - 0 |
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270 lbs
19 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Esposito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Ding!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ding scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Esposito kicks Ding off and gets back to his feet.
Ding connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Esposito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Ding scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like John Esposito has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ding ducks under a wild hook from Esposito.
Esposito waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ding.
Esposito throws a body punch but Ding moves out of range.
Esposito connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Dick Ding has been cut.
Ding misses with a body shot.
Ding scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ding misses with a kick to the body
and Esposito counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John Esposito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with a right hand
and Ding counters with a nice uppercut.
Esposito stuns Ding with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ding looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Esposito is fending him off so far but Ding persists. Nope, Esposito circles away and we're back to standing.
Esposito is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ding darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
John Esposito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice jab there from Esposito.
Ding doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Esposito lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Esposito throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ding sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ding attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice shot by Esposito.
Esposito misses the shot to the body.
Esposito connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Esposito does it's job there.
Esposito misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ding.
Esposito is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ding.
A combination from Ding does no damage.
Esposito looks to land a left hand but Ding moved out of range nicely.
Esposito finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ding fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Esposito misses.
Ding throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Esposito was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Esposito throws a nice looking combination but Ding bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Esposito throws a right hand that misses
and Ding counters with a good low kick that Esposito was not able to check.
Ding moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ding connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Esposito throws a leg kick but Ding checks it.
Ding throws a counter combo.
Esposito takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ding steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Esposito.
Esposito moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Esposito falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ding counters with a left and a right that stings Esposito.
Ding tries to clinch up but Esposito circles away and keeps his distance.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Esposito crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ding - the referee stops the clock and Esposito gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ding. Esposito manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Esposito is breathing heavily.
A big right from Esposito misses.
Ding gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ding's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esposito tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ding looks to land a combination. Esposito sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
John Esposito's cut is getting worse.
Ding drives through and clinches with Esposito against the cage.
Ding pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Esposito scores with a nice head shot.
Ding moves out of range of the strikes.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito misses with a lunging right hand
and Ding counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ding breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Ding.
Esposito is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Esposito rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ding counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Ding will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Esposito fails to land with a series of punches.
Esposito throws a hook but Ding blocks it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ding.
Esposito sneaks out the side door and pushes Ding away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Ding rushes Esposito and presses him up against the cage.
Ding breaks the clinch.
Ding closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ding breaks the clinch.
Dick Ding seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Ding there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ding plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ding misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A little feinted left hand from Esposito on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito misses with an uppercut
and Ding counters with a left and a right that stings Esposito.
Ding's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Esposito connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ding scrambles back to his feet.
Esposito swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Esposito loads up on a big right hand but Ding slips the punch.
Esposito is looking to score with low kicks.
Ding closes the distance and clinches.
Ding has clasped his hands together around Esposito's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ding tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ding fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Ding lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Esposito down.
Esposito might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Esposito wants to get back to his feet but Ding drags him back down.
Esposito wants to control but Ding postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esposito defending against the ground and pound.
Esposito can't do much from the bottom here.
John Esposito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ding lands an elbow.
Ding looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Esposito is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at The Barracks - LOD, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Esposito tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ding wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ding scoring with punches and elbows.
Esposito tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Esposito wants to hold on but Ding pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esposito is working to get back to half guard.
Esposito taking shots to the head.
Ding trying to control but Esposito is having none of it.
Esposito is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ding punching from mount but Esposito doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ding with a couple of short strikes.
Jeez, John Esposito's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Esposito's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dick Ding!
During a confident post fight interview, Dick Ding thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Ryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Utley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Utley has chosen Paramore - Ignorance as his entrance music. 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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175 lbs
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172 lbs
24 - 20 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Ryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chase Utley!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Utley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ryan misses with a wild body shot.
Ryan is looking to slow Utley down with leg kicks.
Utley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Utley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Utley.
A head kick by Utley misses
and Ryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryan connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Chase Utley has been cut.
Ryan thumps Utley with a low kick.
Tom Ryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ryan.
Ryan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Utley is just out of range.
Ryan throws a leg kick but Utley moved away.
Utley shapes to counter with a head kick.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Utley moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Utley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Utley checks a leg kick.
Utley lands a high kick!
Utley throws a head kick that misses
and Ryan counters with a slapping leg kick.
A lazy left from Ryan finds it's target.
Utley throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Utley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice jab there from Ryan.
Utley is rocked!
Ryan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Utley throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ryan takes a swing at Utley's ribcage but misses.
Utley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Utley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utley throws a sloppy head kick and Ryan moves out of range easily.
Utley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Utley.
Ryan feints and then cracks Utley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Utley down.
Utley avoids the body shot from Ryan.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Utley.
Utley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ryan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ryan cracks Utley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ryan is looking to wear down Utley with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Utley.
Ryan lands a leg kick that knocks Utley off balance momentarily.
Ryan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Utley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ryan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Utley throws a sloppy head kick
and Ryan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Utley misses with a head kick.
Utley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Utley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan is looking to slow Utley down with leg kicks.
Ryan throws a nice looking combination but Utley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Utley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ryan tries to land a front kick but Utley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Utley looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ryan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ryan. Utley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Utley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ryan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Utley looks winded!
Utley tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Ryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Utley.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Utley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ryan swings for the body but Utley moves out of range.
Ryan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Utley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ryan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Utley throws a head kick that Ryan semi-blocks.
Ryan looks to land a body kick but Utley moved away.
Utley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ryan works the jab nicely.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Utley blocks the body kick.
Utley tries to clinch up.
Utley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ryan.
Utley throws a big counter head kick but Ryan avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Ryan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chase Utley's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ryan avoids the head kick by Utley.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Utley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ryan has got the better of the exchanges.
Utley goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Utley.
Utley tries to clinch but Ryan moves out of range.
Ryan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Utley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Utley can do to turn this around?
Utley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ryan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Utley throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Ryan misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan lands with a shot to the body.
Ryan throws a head kick but Utley moves out of range.
Utley scores with a head kick.
Tom Ryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ryan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Utley throws a nice head kick!
Ryan throws the kick towards the body but Utley avoids it.
Ryan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ryan.
Ryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Utley is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Utley.
A counter left hand to the body from Ryan misses its target.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Utley.
Ryan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Utley.
Ryan throws a nice head kick!
Ryan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Utley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryan.
Utley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ryan connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Utley tries to clinch there but Ryan circles away.
Ryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Ryan.
Ryan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
You can see that Utley has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Ryan throws a wild body kick that Utley sees coming a mile off.
Utley throws a fast counter high kick but Ryan manages to duck under it in time.
Ryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Utley is just out of range.
Ryan with a jab.
Utley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ryan.
Ryan lands a right hook to the body.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Utley.
Ryan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ryan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan misses with a low kick.
Ryan lands with a nice body kick.
Utley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Ryan blocks a head kick by Utley.
Ryan jabs Utley right on the nose. Utley blinks but takes it well.
Ryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Ryan digs a good body shot into Utley's ribs.
Utley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Utley is breathing heavily.
Ryan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Utley if he has to take too many more of those.
Ryan connects with a body shot.
Ryan lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ryan connects with a body shot that sends Utley's belly button to the back.
Utley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Utley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ryan.
Utley ducks right into an uppercut from Ryan.
Utley drops his hands momentarily and Ryan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Utley is still on wobbly legs! Can Ryan finish him?
Ryan is looking to slow Utley down with leg kicks.
Ryan avoids the head kick by Utley.
Utley seems to have recovered his senses.
Utley throws a wild hook but Ryan just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Utley gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Ryan raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Ryan!
During a confident post fight interview, Tom Ryan 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Geissen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonard Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Queen - I Want It All kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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223 lbs
34 - 25 - 0 |
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Dangerous knees
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Geissen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonard Washington!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington scores with a kick to the body.
Geissen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Washington moves forwards but Geissen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Geissen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Leonard Washington has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Washington.
Washington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Geissen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geissen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Washington. Geissen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Geissen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Washington rushes Geissen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Geissen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geissen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geissen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Geissen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Geissen misses with some punches.
Washington misses with a body punch.
Washington blocking some punches.
Washington blocks an uppercut.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Washington lands a hook that snaps the head of Geissen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geissen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Washington backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Geissen fails to land.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Geissen fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Geissen.
A shot in the inside from Geissen.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Geissen throws a head punch that misses.
Geissen misses with the head strike.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Geissen lands a nice uppercut.
Geissen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington letting Geissen take a breather here.
Washington lands with a left to the head.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geissen misses with an elbow over the top.
Geissen has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geissen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geissen throws a head punch that misses.
Geissen blocks an uppercut.
Washington lands with a light punch inside.
Geissen lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Washington.
Washington misses with the head strike.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
Washington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Geissen lands an uppercut.
Geissen blocks an uppercut.
Geissen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Geissen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Geissen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geissen.
Washington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Geissen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Geissen on the inside.
Geissen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Geissen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Washington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Washington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington has a couple of punches blocked by Geissen.
Geissen misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Washington.
Geissen has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Geissen misses with some punches.
Washington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Washington letting Geissen take a breather here.
Geissen pushes off an throws an elbow but Washington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Geissen scores with a shoulder strike.
The referee calls for Geissen to work.
Geissen throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geissen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Washington throws a head punch that misses.
Washington avoids the elbow strike from Geissen, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Geissen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Geissen lands an elbow inside that Washington shrugs off.
Geissen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Geissen misses with some punches.
Geissen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geissen.
Geissen misses with a punch on the inside.
Geissen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Geissen.
Geissen misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington misses with a punch on the inside.
Washington lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Geissen.
Geissen misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Geissen on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Geissen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Washington's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The fighters circle momentarily. Geissen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geissen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Geissen takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
Geissen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Washington has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Washington there as he acknowledges the shot.
Washington slips a straight right by Geissen.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Geissen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Geissen looks to land a left hand but Washington moved out of range nicely.
Geissen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Washington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Washington scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Geissen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Geissen throws a body shot but no joy.
Washington lands a jab to Geissen's midsection.
Nice body punch from Washington.
Geissen throws a big shot that misses.
Washington looks for the body kick but Geissen saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Geissen.
Geissen throws a hook but Washington blocks it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Washington swings for the body but Geissen moves out of range.
Washington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Washington looks to land a combination but Geissen avoids it well.
Geissen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Geissen thuds a left hand into Washington's body.
A jab lands there for Geissen.
Geissen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Washington can do to turn this around?
Washington is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Geissen.
Geissen throws a jab when Washington was well out of range.
Geissen just misses with a punch to the body.
Geissen misses the jab.
Geissen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Washington misses with a double jab.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Geissen lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Geissen connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Washington. Beautiful body shot.
Washington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Geissen throws out the jab.
Geissen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Washington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shawn Geissen is winning the standup battle so far.
Washington connects with a nice looking jab.
Geissen misses with an uppercut.
Washington throws a body punch but Geissen moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Geissen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Washington wants to clinch up but Geissen keeps it at a distance.
Geissen wants to slow Washington down by chopping away at his legs.
Washington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Geissen rather than just go for the knockout.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Geissen is looking to counter punch.
Geissen throws a hook but Washington avoids it easily.
Geissen misses with a straight right.
Geissen misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Washington releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Geissen.
Geissen tried to counter with a leg kick but Washington avoided it.
Washington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Washington tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Geissen stuns Washington with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geissen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Geissen scoring well with a low kick there.
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
Geissen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Washington.
Geissen throws a shot from downtown. Washington moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Washington releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Washington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington thuds a left hand into Geissen's body.
Geissen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Washington punishes Geissen's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Washington lands a nice hook to Geissen's body. Geissen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Washington stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Washington moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Geissen has a couple of punches blocked by Washington.
Washington misses with a body punch.
Geissen blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geissen.
Washington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Geissen backwards.
Washington lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington swings wildly with an uppercut but Geissen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Washington lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Geissen backwards.
Washington lands an uppercut.
Geissen working aggressively here.
Washington blocking some punches.
Geissen misses with a punch on the inside.
Geissen throws a head punch that misses.
Geissen misses with a punch on the inside.
Geissen is pushing Washington up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Geissen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Geissen throws an elbow that misses.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Geissen lands a nice uppercut.
Geissen misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Leonard Washington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leonard Washington's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Washington swings for the body but Geissen moves out of range.
Geissen throws a leg kick which misses Washington's front leg but catches the back leg as Washington tries to avoid it.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
Geissen throws a nice head kick!
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Geissen.
Washington swings for the body but Geissen moves out of range.
Geissen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Washington tries to clinch up.
A slow jab from Geissen misses its intended target.
Geissen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geissen throws a body shot but no joy.
Washington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington throws a predictable looking body shot
and Geissen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Geissen throws an off balance right hand
and Washington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Geissen looks to throw the jab but Washington is out of range.
Geissen scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Geissen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Washington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Geissen takes a swing at Washington's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Geissen misses the target.
Geissen missing with a left hand there. Washington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Geissen scores with a jab. Washington acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Washington tries to clinch but Geissen is having none of it.
Washington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Washington misses with an uppercut
enabling Geissen to counter with a crisp jab.
Washington scores with a shot to the body.
Geissen misses with an uppercut.
Geissen swings for the body but Washington moves out of range.
Geissen ducks under a wild hook from Washington.
Geissen throws a lazy right hand but Washington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Geissen connects with a single shot there.
Geissen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Washington.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Geissen lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Geissen throws a hook to the side of Washington's head but Washington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Washington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geissen was well out of range. Poor timing from Washington.
Geissen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Washington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Washington swings for the body but Geissen moves out of range.
Geissen looks to score with a jab to the body but Washington is just out of range.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Geissen manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Washington.
Washington slips under a jab from Geissen.
A nice side step and Washington releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Washington just misses with a punch to the body.
Washington closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That has opened up Leonard Washington's cut even more.
Nice straight punches there by Geissen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Geissen.
Geissen missing with a left hand there. Washington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Washington blocks a jab.
Geissen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Washington.
Washington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geissen moves away.
Geissen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Geissen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Washington connects with an inside leg kick.
Geissen throws a series of punches but Washington moves out of range.
Geissen checks a low kick from Washington.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington misses the shot to the body.
And Geissen counters with a quick kick to the body but Washington blocks it.
Washington takes a jab right on the kisser.
Geissen misses with a looping right.
Washington moves out of range of the strikes.
Washington ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Geissen moves away.
Washington throws a series of punches but Geissen avoids them all with ease.
Geissen scores with a decent looking hook.
Washington staying out of range there.
Washington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Washington throws a body punch but Geissen moves out of range.
Geissen throws a hook but Washington blocks it.
Washington is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Geissen with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geissen misses with a straight left.
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!
Geissen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Washington moves into the clinch.
Geissen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Washington misses with some punches.
Washington lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Washington blocks an elbow strike.
Geissen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Geissen.
Washington takes an elbow to the forehead.
Washington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Washington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Geissens head.
Washington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Geissen scores with a shoulder strike.
Geissen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Washington lands with a right to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Geissen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Geissen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Geissen!
Shawn Geissen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeus Leonidas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murphy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Game of Thrones - The Rains of Castamere. Zeus Leonidas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Murphy's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeus Leonidas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy is looking to clinch.
As Murphy backs away, Leonidas returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Leonidas swats away the attempt to clinch by Murphy.
Leonidas throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Leonidas with a nice cross.
It looks like Joe Murphy has been cut.
Leonidas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murphy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Leonidas feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Leonidas circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Leonidas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Joe Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Leonidas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Murphy takes the fight into the clinch.
Leonidas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy presses Leonidas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
Leonidas is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Zeus Leonidas has been cut.
Murphy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Murphy pushes Leonidas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Murphy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murphy digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leonidas or not.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonidas lands a hook that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Murphy 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.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leonidas.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leonidas or not.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Leonidas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy prevents a body shot from Leonidas.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy works on Leonidas's body with a couple of short punches.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
A body shot lands from Murphy.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leonidas misses with a punch on the inside.
Murphy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Leonidas or not.
Murphy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy is working Leonidas over against the cage.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy pushes Leonidas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Murphy.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy is working Leonidas over against the cage.
Murphy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leonidas can't get the takedown.
Murphy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Murphy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Murphy clinches up with Leonidas and pushes him back against the cage.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Leonidas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Leonidas is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Leonidas into the cage.
Murphy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas avoiding damage.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy scores with a shot to the side of Leonidas's head.
Leonidas can't get the takedown.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Murphy as Leonidas tries to tie him up.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murphy.
Murphy digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Leonidas is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Leonidas into the cage.
Leonidas misses with a body punch.
Murphy misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Leonidas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Nice body punch from Murphy.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Murphy pushes Leonidas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe Murphy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Murphy.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Murphy.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Leonidas looking to slow down the pace here.
Murphy being controlled against the cage.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Leonidas takes a shot to the head.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Leonidas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Murphy.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy lands a left hand.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Murphy lands a body shot.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Murphy lands a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short body shot lands from Murphy as the two fighters clinch.
Murphy digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
Murphy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy moves into the clinch.
Leonidas lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Leonidas.
Leonidas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Leonidas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Murphy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Leonidas tries to throw a body punch but Murphy avoids it by throwing Leonidas back against the cage.
Leonidas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonidas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leonidas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leonidas tries to stall but Murphy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonidas tries for a takedown. No joy.
Leonidas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Leonidas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Murphy's elbow.
Leonidas gets through Murphy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murphy.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leonidas lands with a short shot to the head.
Leonidas has Murphy pushed against the cage.
Murphy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Leonidas backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonidas working aggressively here.
Leonidas throws a head punch that misses.
Leonidas tries a body shot but Murphy blocks it.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Leonidas misses with a punch to the body.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonidas stalls.
Murphy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Murphy scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leonidas is trying to maintain a safe position but Murphy gets an underhook and turns Leonidas into the cage.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonidas throws a punch but it's blocked by Murphy.
Murphy digs a right hand underneath Leonidas's ribcage. Leonidas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Leonidas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murphy backwards.
Leonidas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Murphy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leonidas.
Zeus Leonidas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy tries to throw a body punch but Leonidas avoids it by throwing Murphy back against the cage.
Leonidas prevents a body shot from Murphy.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Murphy tries to work over Leonidas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Murphy misses with a body punch.
Murphy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Leonidas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Murphy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Murphy can't find room to land a body shot as Leonidas controls the action.
Leonidas trying to control the position but instead, Murphy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Leonidas into the cage.
Leonidas blocks a body shot from Murphy.
Leonidas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murphy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Murphy - that landed with a thud.
Murphy blocking some punches.
Murphy struggles to land a body shot inside as Leonidas controls his hands.
Murphy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murphy tries a body shot but Leonidas blocks it.
Murphy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zeus Leonidas's cut is getting worse.
Leonidas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Leonidas's elbow.
Murphy digs a right hand into Leonidas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Leonidas's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Murphy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Murphy.
I've got Murphy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Murphy!
A less than humble Joe Murphy 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mac Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tee Nah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Force could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tee Nah's chin.
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32
245 lbs
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285 lbs
17 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
KO power |
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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
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tee Nah!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Force moves out of range as Nah strikes.
Nah lands a head shot.
Force lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nah. Force does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Nah misses.
A jab from Nah misses.
Force just misses with a punch to the body.
Force walks into a jab.
A head kick by Nah misses
and Force cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Nah throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Force throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Force moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Force jabs Nah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Force throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Force lands an overhand right.
A jab from Force finds it's way through Nah's defenses.
Nah feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Force sprawling to the canvas! Force rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Nah finish him?!
Force is rocked!
It looks like Mac Force has been cut.
Nah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Force is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nah misses with an uppercut. Force saw that one coming.
Force seems to have got his legs back now.
Nah takes a jab right on the kisser.
It looks like Tee Nah has been cut.
Nah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nah slips under a jab from Force.
Force defending well as Nah loads up on a big left hand.
Nah misses with a looping left.
Force connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Force swings for the body but Nah moves out of range.
Nah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Force.
Force is looking for a counter combo.
Nah throws out a loose jab but Force uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Force misses the target.
A big right from Force misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Force misses the target.
Force throws a body shot but no joy.
Nah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Force misses.
Nah throws an overhand right that lands on Force's shoulder, as Force tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Force.
Force misses with a straight left.
Tee Nah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nah cracks Force with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Force looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Nah finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Force lands a body shot.
Nah 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Force sizes up Nah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Force cracks Nah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Force cracks Nah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Force lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Force throws a body punch but Nah moves out of range.
Nah misses with a straight right.
Force throws a hook to the side of Nah's head but Nah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Force digs a good hook to Nah's body.
Nah thuds a left hand into Force's body.
Force throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Force tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nah was well out of range. Poor timing from Force.
Nah misses with a left hand
and Force counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Force throws a jab but it's blocked by Nah.
Nah slips a jab from Force.
Force throws a poor cross that misses
and Nah counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Force throws a jab when Nah was well out of range.
Force avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Force swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Force.
A jab from Force misses.
Nah lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Force is looking to close the distance but Nah sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Force crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Force is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tee Nah!
Tee Nah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Martin Riggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk St Lazarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riggs's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hot Iron & The Lead Sled. St Lazarus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. No Worries kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Riggs!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kirk St Lazarus!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riggs misses with the combination.
Riggs clobbers St Lazarus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
St Lazarus closes the distance and clinches.
St Lazarus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Riggs tries to break free but St Lazarus pushes him back against the cage.
Riggs throws a head punch that misses.
St Lazarus scores with a shot to the side of Riggs's head.
Riggs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Riggs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Riggs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Lazarus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Lazarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
St Lazarus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Riggs avoids the head kick by St Lazarus.
Riggs with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling St Lazarus to score with a decent uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Lazarus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Riggs's head.
Danga de danga de dang - Riggs scores with a four punch combination!
Riggs throws a nice looking combination but St Lazarus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A lazy left from St Lazarus finds it's target.
Riggs connects with a right hand. St Lazarus shakes it off.
Riggs misses the jab.
St Lazarus feints the counter takedown.
St Lazarus misses the shot to the body.
St Lazarus throws a hook but Riggs avoids it easily.
Riggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but St Lazarus manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus instigates a clinch.
St Lazarus has clasped his hands together around Riggs's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Lazarus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Riggs wants to control but St Lazarus postures up.
St Lazarus moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Riggs is looking to work his way out of this bad position but St Lazarus is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus in side control, throwing shots but Riggs defends.
St Lazarus scoring with punches from side control.
St Lazarus tries to score with some ground and pound. Riggs controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Riggs struggling a bit here.
Riggs gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
St Lazarus looking to control but Riggs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
St Lazarus sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
St Lazarus is landing with some decent strikes but Riggs is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Lazarus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Riggs is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Lazarus lands a big elbow.
St Lazarus connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Riggs is desperately trying to improve his position but St Lazarus has a good base and remains in mount.
St Lazarus avoids the attempt from Riggs to control.
St Lazarus throwing strikes here but Riggs is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! St Lazarus connects with a massive shot to the dome!
St Lazarus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Lazarus controlling his opponent.
St Lazarus breaks from Riggs's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Riggs wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Riggs is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Riggs is looking to get to half guard.
St Lazarus looking to control but Riggs is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Riggs avoids a series of strikes thrown by St Lazarus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk St Lazarus dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Riggs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
St Lazarus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Riggs finds it's way round the side to connect with St Lazarus's head.
That kick from St Lazarus tenderised Riggs's leg. Riggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slow jab from Riggs misses its intended target.
Riggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Lazarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
Riggs cracks the inside of St Lazarus's front leg.
Riggs connects with a single shot there.
Riggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Lazarus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Riggs defends it well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Riggs crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from St Lazarus - the referee stops the clock and Riggs gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says St Lazarus. Riggs manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Riggs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Lazarus throws a half hearted mid kick.
St Lazarus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riggs.
St Lazarus checks a leg kick.
And St Lazarus responds with a good body kick, but Riggs manages to step out the way in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Riggs. St Lazarus does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Lazarus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Riggss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus misses with a takedown attempt - Riggs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St Lazarus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Lazarus stuns Riggs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Riggs looks to land a right hand but St Lazarus moved out of range.
Riggs throws a big shot that misses.
St Lazarus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Riggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Lazarus throws a shot to the body.
St Lazarus tries to clinch but Riggs moves out of range.
No joy there for Riggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Lazarus lands a right hook to the body.
St Lazarus lands with an overhand left.
St Lazarus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
St Lazarus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Riggs takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
St Lazarus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Riggs. Riggs obviously looking to wear him down.
St Lazarus has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Riggs throws a jab but it's blocked by St Lazarus.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Lazarus throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Riggs counters with a nice body kick.
St Lazarus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good leg kick by St Lazarus there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Riggs drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Riggs swings away with a leg kick that misses.
St Lazarus throws out a counter right but Riggs avoids it with no problem.
Kirk St Lazarus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riggs ducks under a wild hook from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with a body shot.
Riggs jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
St Lazarus throws a low kick but Riggs moves out of range easily.
St Lazarus ducks under a wild hook from Riggs.
Riggs pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Martin Riggs is winning the standup battle so far.
Riggs throws a leg kick which misses St Lazarus's front leg but catches the back leg as St Lazarus tries to avoid it.
St Lazarus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Riggs was well out of range. Poor timing from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus clinches up against the cage.
St Lazarus prevents Riggs from breaking the clinch.
Riggs throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Lazaruss head.
St Lazarus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riggs is defending well.
Riggs lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Riggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
St Lazarus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Riggs throws a wild body kick that St Lazarus sees coming a mile off.
A big right from Riggs misses.
Riggs has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
St Lazarus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riggs misses the shot to the body.
St Lazarus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Riggs is out of range.
Riggs takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
St Lazarus lands a slapping body shot.
Riggs throws a leg kick but St Lazarus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
St Lazarus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Martin Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk St Lazarus.
St Lazarus checks a low kick from Riggs.
St Lazarus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by St Lazarus.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Lazarus moves away from the strike by Riggs.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Lazarus. That's going to slow Riggs down.
St Lazarus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Riggs misses the jab.
Riggs looks to land a body kick but St Lazarus moved away.
St Lazarus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Lazarus checks a low kick from Riggs.
St Lazarus throws a counter combo.
St Lazarus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by St Lazarus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of St Lazarus.
St Lazarus blocks a low kick nicely.
Martin Riggs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Lazarus throws a leg kick but Riggs moved away.
Riggs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Riggs pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Lazarus throws the kick towards the body but Riggs avoids it.
St Lazarus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riggs's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kirk St Lazarus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Lazarus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Riggs counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St Lazarus tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Riggs misses.
A low kick from Riggs misses
and St Lazarus counters with a good, hard body kick but Riggs shrugs it off.
Riggs misses with a body kick.
Riggs throws a shot to the body.
St Lazarus attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Riggs takes a swing at St Lazarus's ribcage but misses.
Riggs throws a hook but St Lazarus avoids it easily.
Riggs cracks St Lazarus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
St Lazarus moves out of range as Riggs throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus lands a jab to Riggs's midsection.
A punch combination from St Lazarus misses.
St Lazarus rushes Riggs and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Lazarus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Lazarus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by St Lazarus.
St Lazarus misses with the head strike.
St Lazarus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Riggs is defending well.
Riggs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Riggs gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows St Lazarus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
St Lazarus passes into half guard.
Riggs is trying to get back to full guard.
Riggs is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggs blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Lazarus.
Riggs blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Lazarus.
St Lazarus trying to control from half guard but Riggs is working away.
Riggs pushes St Lazarus off looking to stand but St Lazarus dives back in and keeps control.
St Lazarus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
St Lazarus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Lazarus gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
St Lazarus scores with a hook to the body. Riggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
St Lazarus shoots in for a takedown but Riggs shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggs throws out a loose jab but St Lazarus uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Riggs circles away quickly and effectively.
St Lazarus blocks a leg kick.
St Lazarus checks a leg kick nicely.
St Lazarus moves out of range of the body kick.
Riggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Lazarus can pounce on him.
St Lazarus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
St Lazarus looks to land a right hand but Riggs moved out of range.
St Lazarus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Lazarus misses with a head kick.
St Lazarus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
St Lazarus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Riggs.
A left lands for St Lazarus.
Riggs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from St Lazarus.
Riggs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before St Lazarus can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus closes the distance and clinches up with Riggs, looking for a takedown. St Lazarus pushes Riggs against the cage but Riggs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martin Riggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kirk St Lazarus.
St Lazarus closes the distance and clinches up with Riggs, looking for a takedown. St Lazarus pushes Riggs against the cage but Riggs circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Riggs is looking to counter punch.
St Lazarus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Lazarus checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Riggs throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Lazarus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riggs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
St Lazarus throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Lazarus misses with an attempted mid kick.
Riggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Lazarus moves away.
Good work by Riggs as he checks the leg kick.
Riggs takes a shot to the body in his stride.
St Lazarus throws a hook but Riggs blocks it.
St Lazarus lands a high kick!
St Lazarus checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Riggs lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and St Lazarus has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from St Lazarus and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk St Lazarus really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
St Lazarus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It looked like Riggs wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Riggs misses with a body shot.
Riggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Riggs cracks St Lazarus with a good jab.
Riggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riggs scores with a kick to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of St Lazarus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Riggs slips a jab and a cross from St Lazarus.
Riggs throwing a counter right hand but St Lazarus manages to avoid it.
St Lazarus throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Lazarus lands with a kick to the ribs.
Riggs misses with a low kick as St Lazarus jumps back.
A slapping body kick lands there for St Lazarus.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Lazarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
St Lazarus drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Riggs defends it well.
Riggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Lazarus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus lands a slapping body shot.
Riggs keeps the fight on the outside.
St Lazarus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Riggs feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits St Lazaruss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Riggs throws a quick inside leg kick.
St Lazarus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
St Lazarus scores with a jab. Riggs acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Riggs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Lazarus was well out of range. Poor timing from Riggs.
St Lazarus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Riggs.
Riggs wants to land a leg kick but St Lazarus is out of range.
Nice defenses there by St Lazarus.
Sloppy strikes from Riggs. Those never looked like landing.
St Lazarus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Riggs.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
St Lazarus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Lazarus closes the distance and pushes Riggs back into the cage.
Riggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Lazarus has him pressed against the cage.
Riggs tries to work over St Lazarus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Lazarus tries a body shot but Riggs blocks it.
Riggs prevents the takedown attempt.
Kirk St Lazarus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Riggs throws a punch but it's blocked by St Lazarus.
Riggs prevents a body shot from St Lazarus.
Riggs wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but St Lazarus has him pressed against the cage.
Riggs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Lazarus backwards.
St Lazarus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Riggs fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by St Lazarus as he connects with a hook.
Riggs changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Riggs misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riggs tried to score with a low kick but St Lazarus checks it.
Riggs jabs at St Lazarus's body.
Riggs 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.
St Lazarus digs a good body shot into Riggs's ribs.
Riggs thumps St Lazarus with a low kick.
St Lazarus lands a right hook to the body.
St Lazarus feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Riggs's calf.
Riggs feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Lazarus's calf.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Riggs.
Riggs with a jab.
St Lazarus misses with a leg kick
and Riggs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Riggs tries to land a leg kick but St Lazarus saw it coming and moves away.
Nice body kick from St Lazarus.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Lazarus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Riggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Riggs throws a leg kick that misses.
Riggs sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Riggs shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Riggs will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
St Lazarus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Riggs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Riggs misses with a hook. St Lazarus ducked under it nicely.
St Lazarus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Riggs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Riggs throws a wild body kick that St Lazarus sees coming a mile off.
St Lazarus lets loose with a powerful body kick. Riggs will feel that in the morning.
St Lazarus connects with a single shot there.
St Lazarus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
St Lazarus lands a nice hook to Riggs's body. Riggs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Riggs tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kirk St Lazarus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
St Lazarus misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Riggs.
St Lazarus connects with a leg kick. Riggs looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Riggs throws a nice inside leg kick.
Riggs misses with a leg kick.
Riggs just misses with a punch to the body.
St Lazarus tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice cross by St Lazarus.
Riggs connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Riggs throws a body shot but no joy.
St Lazarus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riggs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Riggs misses with a hook. St Lazarus ducked under it nicely.
Riggs misses with a hook.
Riggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Lazarus.
Riggs lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
St Lazarus scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Lazarus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Riggs is out of range and St Lazarus settles back down.
Riggs slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
St Lazarus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Riggs rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by St Lazarus. That's going to slow Riggs down.
St Lazarus dives in and scores a takedown into Riggs's guard.
St Lazarus is stalling in the full guard.
St Lazarus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Lazarus stands up over Riggs, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
St Lazarus throws a big elbow that misses.
St Lazarus engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
St Lazarus postures up.
Martin Riggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus wants to pass the guard but Riggs is keeping the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kirk St Lazarus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
St Lazarus wants to control from the top but Riggs keeps moving.
St Lazarus showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Riggs throws a series of punches but St Lazarus avoids them all with ease.
St Lazarus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Riggs eats them both and turns towards St Lazarus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Riggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Lazarus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riggs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
St Lazarus checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Lazarus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
St Lazarus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
St Lazarus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Riggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Riggs takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
St Lazarus slips a straight right by Riggs.
Riggs takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Riggs lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Riggs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Lazarus misses with a body kick.
Riggs misses with a looping right.
St Lazarus lands with a cross.
St Lazarus blocks a leg kick.
St Lazarus cracks the inside of Riggs's front leg.
St Lazarus misses with a two punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riggs lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riggs misses with a leg kick
and St Lazarus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Lazarus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Riggs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Riggs misses with a leg kick
and St Lazarus counters with a stiff right hand.
St Lazarus moves out of range of the body kick.
Riggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by St Lazarus.
Riggs misses with a leg kick.
Riggs throws a low kick but St Lazarus avoids it.
St Lazarus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Riggs avoids the body shot from St Lazarus.
Riggs tries a low kick but St Lazarus avoids it.
Jab, jab by Riggs - just one landing.
Riggs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but St Lazarus circles away quickly and effectively.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
St Lazarus with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Riggs does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Martin Riggs.
Well St Lazarus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk St Lazarus!
Kirk St Lazarus is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Kirk St Lazarus made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uebishe Lesnoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donnie Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnoe comes into the arena with It's On! blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Uebishe Lesnoe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Donnie Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson slips under a jab from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lesnoe as he avoids it easily.
As Jackson backs away, Lesnoe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lesnoe. That's going to slow Jackson down.
Lesnoe throws a body punch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lesnoe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jackson's hands.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Jackson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lesnoe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jackson's head backwards.
Lesnoe scores with a body shot.
Lesnoe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lesnoe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lesnoe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jackson tries to counter with a clinch but Lesnoe shakes him off and moves away.
We've been told by Lesnoe's head coaches at Beast Cartel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lesnoe misses with a kick to the body.
Jackson throws out a counter right but Lesnoe avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnoe digs a good hook to Jackson's body.
Lesnoe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jackson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jackson moves out of range of the body kick from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe blocks a head kick by Jackson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jackson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jackson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lesnoe's hands.
Uebishe Lesnoe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lesnoe looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lesnoe.
Jackson lands a lovely overhand right.
Lesnoe is looking to wear down Jackson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by Lesnoe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
Jackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lesnoe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lesnoe throws a leg kick but Jackson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lesnoe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jackson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lesnoe walks into a straight right hand from Jackson.
Nice body punch from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lesnoe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jackson.
A good leg kick by Lesnoe.
Lesnoe feints and then cracks Jackson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jackson down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jackson or perhaps it was just good defense by Lesnoe, which made it look bad.
Jackson shoots in but no luck this time.
Lesnoe is looking for a counter combo.
Uebishe Lesnoe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Jackson.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lesnoe as he jumps to the side.
Jackson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lesnoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lesnoe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesnoe is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lesnoe holds on and takes a little breather.
Jackson cracks Lesnoe with a solid left hand.
Lesnoe keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Lesnoe looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jackson passes into half guard.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lesnoe's head.
Lesnoe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jackson is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uebishe Lesnoe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jackson takes one on the button.
Lesnoe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lesnoe moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJackson.
Jackson feints a jab promting Lesnoe to slip. Jackson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lesnoe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lesnoe scores with a push kick.
Lesnoe throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jackson tries to counter with a clinch but Lesnoe shakes him off and moves away.
Jackson misses with a body kick.
Jackson misses with a low kick as Lesnoe jumps back.
Lesnoe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesnoe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jackson scores with a head kick. Lesnoe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lesnoe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lesnoe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jackson if he has to take too many more of those.
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!
Lesnoe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesnoe.
Lesnoe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Uebishe Lesnoe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesnoe misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lesnoe.
Jackson stalks Lesnoe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lesnoe's face. Lesnoe staggers backwards, shaken.
That kick from Lesnoe tenderised Jackson's leg. Jackson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lesnoe swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lesnoe misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Jackson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jackson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Lesnoe.
Jackson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lesnoe loads up on a big right hand but Jackson slips the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnoe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lesnoe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lesnoe connects with a jab.
Lesnoe throws out a leg kick but Jackson moves out of range and Lesnoe only half commits.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Lesnoe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lesnoe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jackson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lesnoe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jackson is in Lesnoe's guard.
Jackson postures up in Lesnoe's guard and throws a big left but Lesnoe blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lesnoe is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lesnoe is looking for a triangle here but Jackson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Lesnoe gets back to half guard.
Jackson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lesnoe's head.
Jackson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lesnoe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe manages to get to full guard.
Jackson throws a strike but Lesnoe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnoe wants to control from the top but Jackson keeps moving.
Lesnoe postures up in Jackson's guard and throws a big left but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lesnoe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lesnoe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jackson keeping moving, preventing Lesnoe from controlling successfully.
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 Uebishe Lesnoe will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lesnoe swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson throws a fast counter high kick but Lesnoe manages to duck under it in time.
Donnie Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesnoe throws a sloppy head kick
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Lesnoe misses with a looping right.
Lesnoe lands a jab to Jackson's midsection.
Lesnoe throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
Lesnoe dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Jackson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lesnoe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Lesnoe circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Lesnoe misses.
Lesnoe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Lesnoe misses its target.
Lesnoe punishes Jackson's body with a nice straight punch.
Jackson cracks the inside of Lesnoe's front leg.
Lesnoe looks to land a combination but Jackson avoids it well.
Lesnoe tried to score with a low kick but Jackson checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lesnoe.
Jackson tries to clinch up
and Lesnoe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lesnoe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Nice body punch from Lesnoe.
Jackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe throws a leg kick but Jackson checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe jabs Jackson right on the nose. Jackson blinks but takes it well.
Lesnoe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jackson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Lesnoe.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lesnoe throws out the jab.
Jackson throws a big counter head kick but Lesnoe avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jackson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesnoe.
Lesnoe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lesnoe misses the body punch
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Lesnoe was not able to check.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses
and Lesnoe counters with a right hand to the body.
Lesnoe misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Lesnoe.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
Lesnoe is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe throws a sloppy body shot
and Jackson counters with a straight right hand.
Lesnoe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jackson slips a jab from Lesnoe.
Jackson feints a counter leg kick.
Jackson misses with a head kick.
Lesnoe throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Jackson swings for the body but Lesnoe moves out of range.
Lesnoe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Jackson just manages to avoid it.
Lesnoe misses with a straight right.
Lesnoe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lesnoe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lesnoe scores with a nice strike.
A lazy body kick from Lesnoe
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lesnoe thinking.
Lesnoe throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jackson.
Lesnoe throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Lesnoe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lesnoe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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!
Jackson throws a low kick but Lesnoe moves out of range easily.
Lesnoe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lesnoe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lesnoe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesnoe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lesnoe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnoe manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uebishe Lesnoe clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson 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.
Lesnoe 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.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
As Jackson backs away, Lesnoe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jackson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lesnoe can pounce on him.
Lesnoe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jackson on the side of the head.
Lesnoe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jackson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lesnoe misses with a body kick.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uebishe Lesnoe is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnoe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Jackson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Lesnoe. That's going to slow Jackson down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lesnoe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lesnoe tries to improve position but can't.
Jackson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lesnoe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Jackson wants to control but Lesnoe is keeping him busy.
Lesnoe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe is trying to control but Jackson manages to pass to mount!
Lesnoe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lesnoe bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jackson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jackson trying to control but Lesnoe is working from the bottom.
Lesnoe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnoe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson landing with the ground and pound.
Lesnoe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lesnoe looking to control but Jackson passes into half guard.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but Lesnoe is working away.
Lesnoe trying to control but Jackson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lesnoe is looking to improve his position.
Jackson misses with a head shot. Lesnoe uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donnie Jackson dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Lesnoe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lesnoe lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Jackson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lesnoe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Lesnoe.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lesnoe's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson postures up in Lesnoe's guard and throws a big left but Lesnoe blocks it.
Jackson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lesnoe is retaining full guard.
Lesnoe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lesnoe wants to hit a switch here but Jackson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lesnoe there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnoe taking shots to the head.
Donnie Jackson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lesnoe regains half guard.
Lesnoe actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Jackson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Lesnoe is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Jackson jumps into side control!
Uebishe Lesnoe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Lesnoe can't do much from the bottom here.
Jackson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lesnoe keeps Jackson under control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control the action but Lesnoe is working from the bottom.
Donnie Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lesnoe is looking to regain half guard here but Jackson keeps moving and retains side control.
Jackson wants to control for a moment but Lesnoe uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Lesnoe is holding on to half guard well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jackson is thwarting Lesnoe's attempts to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnoe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jackson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lesnoe.
Lesnoe stuns Jackson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A solid body kick from Lesnoe.
A jab from Jackson misses.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Lesnoe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donnie Jackson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lesnoe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uebishe Lesnoe!
Uebishe Lesnoe retains his bantamweight title!
Uebishe Lesnoe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Donnie Jackson was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks for the title shot. Sorry I couldn't get it done. At this point I am considering retirement. It's been a decent career. Time to regroup and prioritize.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parantainen has chosen Eminem - White America as his entrance music. Cinder Smaug has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Cinder Smaug!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jaakko Parantainen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Parantainen misses with a hook.
Parantainen lands a jab.
It looks like Cinder Smaug has been cut.
Smaug ducks straight into an uppercut from Parantainen and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Smaug manages to regain guard straight away.
Smaug is rocked!
Parantainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Smaug is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at London MMA Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parantainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Parantainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Parantainen is in close to Smaug's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Parantainen distracts Smaug with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Parantainen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Parantainen tries to free his leg and advance position but Smaug is retaining full guard.
Parantainen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Parantainen lands a couple of digs.
Oh Smaug is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smaug avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smaug seems to have got his legs back now.
Smaug preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smaug can't keep his opponent in guard - Parantainen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Parantainen working Smaug over with strikes.
Cinder Smaug's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Smaug keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Parantainen frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Smaug is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Parantainen throwing strikes here but Smaug is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Smaug knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parantainen on the ground.
Parantainen postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Smaug in real trouble here! The ref calls for Smaug to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaakko Parantainen!
Jaakko Parantainen is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Jaakko Parantainen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritzie Zivic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zivic comes into the arena with La La Girl by Paffendorf blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fritzie Zivic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zivic misses with a jab to the body
and Emelianenko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Fritzie Zivic has been cut.
Zivic has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head kick misses from Emelianenko.
Zivic cracks the inside of Emelianenko's front leg.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
Zivic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zivic digs a good body shot into Emelianenko's ribs.
Zivic scores with a nice strike.
Emelianenko misses with a low kick.
As Emelianenko backs away, Zivic returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Emelianenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Emelianenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zivic is looking to counter the offense by Emelianenko and move into the clinch.
Emelianenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zivic.
Zivic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Emelianenko.
Zivic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice jab there from Zivic.
Emelianenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Zivic should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Zivic.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot that snaps Zivic's head back.
Emelianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zivic manages to avoid it.
Zivic throws a big shot that misses.
Zivic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Emelianenko, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Emelianenko throws a head punch that misses.
Zivic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Zivic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zivic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emelianenko tries to work over Zivic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emelianenko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zivic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zivic presses Emelianenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emelianenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zivic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emelianenko tries to work over Zivic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zivic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zivic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emelianenko has a couple of punches blocked by Zivic.
Nice body punch from Zivic - that landed with a thud.
Emelianenko has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zivic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Emelianenko can turn it around.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Zivic lands a body shot.
Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zivic connects with an inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zivic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Emelianenko on the side of the head.
Zivic throws a right and a left that Emelianenko avoids nicely.
Zivic throws a hook but Emelianenko avoids it easily.
Zivic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emelianenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zivic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emelianenko misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zivic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emelianenko.
Zivic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Zivic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Emelianenko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zivic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fritzie Zivic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Zivic misses with a straight left.
Emelianenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zivic momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zivic throws a body shot but no joy.
Zivic moves away from the strike by Emelianenko.
Zivic slips under a jab.
Zivic checks a leg kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Zivic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emelianenko throws the left hand but Zivic avoids the punch easily.
Zivic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Emelianenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zivic misses with a low kick.
Zivic throws a right hand that Emelianenko ducks under and follows up with a left that Emelianenko also avoids with ease.
Emelianenko connects with a body shot that sends Zivic's belly button to the back.
Zivic throws an off balance right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Emelianenko throws out a powerful jab.
Zivic misses with a two punch combination.
Emelianenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko misses with a head kick.
Zivic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zivic. Emelianenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zivic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Emelianenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zivic misses with a right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Emelianenko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Emelianenko slips under a jab.
Zivic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Zivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zivic cracks a nice hook into Emelianenko's ribs.
Zivic misses with a hook.
Zivic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Emelianenko is out of range.
Emelianenko tries a quick counter leg kick but Zivic is wise to it.
Emelianenko keeps the fight on the outside.
Zivic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Emelianenko manages to avoid it.
Emelianenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zivic is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Emelianenko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zivic throws out the jab.
Emelianenko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Zivic digs a good body shot into Emelianenko's ribs.
Zivic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Emelianenko at a distance.
Zivic throws the left hand but Emelianenko avoids the punch easily.
Zivic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritzie Zivic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fritzie Zivic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Zivic throws an off balance right hand
and Emelianenko counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emelianenko blocks a jab.
Zivic gets a clinch.
Emelianenko has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zivic misses with the head strike.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
Zivic misses with a punch on the inside.
Zivic tries to throw a body punch but Emelianenko avoids it by throwing Zivic back against the cage.
Emelianenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zivic tries a body shot but Emelianenko blocks it.
Zivic is leaning against Emelianenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good body shot from Emelianenko.
Zivic is trying to maintain a safe position but Emelianenko gets an underhook and turns Zivic into the cage.
Emelianenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Zivic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelianenko is looking to control Zivic's arms but Zivic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emelianenko has his back to the cage.
A short body shot lands from Zivic as the two fighters clinch.
Zivic can't find room to land a body shot as Emelianenko controls the action.
Zivic blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emelianenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Emelianenko wants to break free but Zivic has control.
Emelianenko working aggressively here.
Emelianenko wants to stall.
Good body shot from Zivic.
Emelianenko is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Zivic.
Zivic digs a right hand into Emelianenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emelianenko's gas tank.
Zivic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Zivic.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zivic.
A left hand lands to the body for Zivic.
A short right from Zivic on the inside.
A short left from Zivic.
A shot in the inside from Zivic.
Zivic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Zivic pushes Emelianenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emelianenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zivic struggles to land a body shot inside as Emelianenko controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emelianenko can't find room to land a body shot as Zivic controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zivic.
Zivic working aggressively here.
Zivic lands a hook that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Zivic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Zivic lands a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zivic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Emelianenko backwards.
Zivic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Emelianenko.
Emelianenko dodges an elbow strike from Zivic.
Zivic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zivic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fritzie Zivic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zivic lands a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko is rocked!
Zivic lands a shoulder strike.
Emelianenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Zivic finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Zivic.
Emelianenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zivic lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Emelianenko to his knees! Zivic keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fritzie Zivic!
Fritzie Zivic bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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