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AD322: Christmas 2015 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bregan Union (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Pen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bregan Union!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Pen!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pen shoots in for a takedown but Union shows good takedown defense.
An inside leg kick lands from Union.
Union dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pen drops his hands momentarily and Union takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Union connects with the punch.
Pen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Union has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Black Label in the buildup to the fight.
Pen misses with a takedown attempt - Union sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Union throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Union misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Union misses with a body shot.
Union lands with a straight right. Pen didn't see that one coming.
Pen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Union throws the left hand but Pen avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Union takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bregan Union is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Union misses with a right hand
and Pen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Bregan Union has been cut.
Union's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pen under the eye.
Union scores with a nice strike.
Pen is rocked!
Nice uppercut lands for Pen. That snapped Union's head back.
Union scores with a leg kick.
Union connects with a single shot there.
Pen is still on wobbly legs! Can Union finish him?
Union tries to bum rush Pen with a series of wild strikes but Pen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Union dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pen moves out of range of the strikes.
Pen seems to have recovered his senses.
Pen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Union is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Union cracks Pen with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Pen tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Union pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Pen is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bregan Union!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Sandoval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandoval has chosen Overseer - Slayed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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151 lbs
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158 lbs
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Sandoval!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sandoval has a takedown stuffed.
White's corner calls for a 1-2. White obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Felix Sandoval seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
White swings for the body but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval lands a jab-cross combination.
Sandoval shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says White as he avoids it easily.
Danny White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Sandoval.
Sandoval works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sandoval avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sandoval takes one on the button.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sandoval is defended easily by White.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sandoval shoots in but White avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White clinches up with Sandoval and pushes him back against the cage.
Sandoval is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables White to keep the fight standing.
White has picked Sandoval up - he's going for a ride! White dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
White lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
White is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
White slows the pace down in half guard.
White wants to advance to full mount but Sandoval doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval controls White momentarily but White frees himself.
White 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.
White wants to control from the top but Sandoval keeps moving.
Sandoval throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sandoval pulls White in close to prevent any damage.
White controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval pulls White in to control the position.
White slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sandoval stops White from passing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sandoval keeps working.
White has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sandoval!
White pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Sandoval tries to hold on but White postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sandoval is looking to escape.
White has hold of Sandoval's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Sandoval manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
White avoids the attempt from Sandoval to control.
White with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White trying to control but Sandoval is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny White dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sandoval shoots in and gets a takedown into White's guard.
White 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.
White is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sandoval wants to get back to full guard.
White is trying to control. Sandoval wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
White works his way into full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval is in a horrible position here. White smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
White controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with a head shot.
White landing strikes from the mount.
Danny White overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
White trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sandoval is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
White seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Sandoval is holding on tight.
Sandoval really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White lands a couple of good shots and Sandoval has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
White scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Sandoval is looking for a way out.
Sandoval is keeping busy.
White is landing with strikes. Sandoval can't take much more of this.
White looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Sandoval is controlling White 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sandoval defends it easily.
Sandoval postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sandoval defends it easily.
Sandoval looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
White working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sandoval looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sandoval pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. White is keeping the position for now.
White has his foot on Sandoval's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sandoval works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White wants to improve his position but instead Sandoval has moved into half guard.
White is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny White dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
White displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sandoval.
White is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sandoval can do to turn this around?
Sandoval fails with a takedown attempt.
White throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sandoval fails to land the takedown.
White attempts a counter takedown but Sandoval avoids it well and moves away.
Danny White has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Sandoval.
Sandoval tries for a takedown but White circles away easily
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval shoots in and drives through. White sprawls well.
White throws a body shot but no joy.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from White - that will leave a mark!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sandoval looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White tries to clinch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval throws a series of strikes that have White backpedaling.
Sandoval swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danny White is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
White scores with a takedown into Sandoval's guard.
Sandoval looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
White engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
White wants to control from the top but Sandoval keeps moving.
Danny White is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sandoval keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
Sandoval working for a triangle but White defends it easily.
White stopping the sweep attempt from Sandoval.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but White avoids it really well and circles away.
Sandoval drives through and clinches with White against the cage.
Sandoval's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White tries a knee to the head but Sandoval blocks it.
Felix Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sandoval's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sandoval manages to get an easy takedown there - catching White on his heels. He'll look to pass White's guard now, I'm sure.
White tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sandoval throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as White works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White controlling Sandoval's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval content to stall in guard here.
White wants to sweep here but Sandoval controlling him for the moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
White working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sandoval misses with a looping right.
White slips under a jab.
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 Danny White.
Well White 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny White!
Danny White decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Genki Dama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Su han (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
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151 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
40 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Genki Dama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 27 - 1, fighting out of New York, Kong Su han!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Su han is looking to clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Dama has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dama shoots in looking for a takedown. Su han tries to sprawl out of it but Dama keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Su han manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dama or perhaps it was just good defense by Su han, which made it look bad.
A slow jab from Dama misses its intended target.
Su han keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dama.
Dama fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Su han looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Su han was well out of range. Poor timing from Dama.
Su han uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dama.
Dama lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dama jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dama looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Su han!
Su han tries to buck Dama off but Dama is having none of it.
Dama wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Su han, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Dama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Su han keeps working.
Su han tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dama wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dama lands a few punches from side control.
Dama landing strikes.
Dama working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Dama in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dama working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dama looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Su han is avoiding damage well.
Dama is looking to take a break and control but Su han is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dama looks up at the clock and then as Su han takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dama smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Su han tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dama misses with the ground and pound.
Su han is trying to get back to half guard.
Su han is not content to let Dama control the position.
Su han wants to control but Dama postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Su han tries to buck Dama off but Dama is having none of it.
Dama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Su han keeps working.
Su han is trying to improve his position.
Su han takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Su han defending against the ground and pound.
Su han tries to bench press Dama off him but Dama keeps the position.
Dama trying to control the action but Su han is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Su han is looking for a sweep.
Su han wants to control but Dama postures up.
Dama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Su han is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Su han is trying to control Dama's posture but Dama avoids it.
Dama trying to control the action but Su han is working from the bottom.
Su han is trying to escape the position but Dama is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genki Dama dominated that round.
That's time! Dama's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Su han wants to clinch.
Su han with a jab.
Su han goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A cross from Su han lands.
Dama is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Su han can do to turn this around?
Su han rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dama changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Su han moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Dama misses.
Kong Su han seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dama fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Su han looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dama attempts a counter takedown but Su han avoids it well and moves away.
Kong Su han is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dama defending well as Su han loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama connects with a looping right hand.
Dama is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Su han's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Su han tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Su han ducks under a wild hook from Dama.
Su han throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Dama misses with a hook.
Su han pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Su han throws a sloppy head kick and Dama moves out of range easily.
Dama attempts a counter takedown but Su han avoids it well and moves away.
Dama throws out a loose jab but Su han uses good head movement to avoid it.
Su han clinches with his opponent.
Dama keeps control of Su han as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Su han throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dama is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Su han manages to break the clinch.
Dama fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genki Dama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Su han forces Dama back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dama takes an elbow to the temple.
Su han pushes off an throws an elbow but Dama leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dama misses with a knee strike.
Su han lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Su han cracks Dama with a nice body shot.
Su han lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Su han prevents a body shot from Dama.
Su han working Dama over with knees to the body.
Su han slows down the pace here.
Su han escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dama paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Su han has Dama up against the cage in a clinch.
Dama has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Su han is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Su han as the two fighters clinch.
Dama dodges an elbow strike from Su han.
Dama drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Su han gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Su han pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Su han pushes Dama up against the cage in a clinch.
Su han works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dama dodges an elbow strike from Su han.
Su han connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Genki Dama has been cut.
Su han breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Su han chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dama throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Su han defending well as Dama loads up on a big left hand.
Su han uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dama.
Dama takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Su han throws a shot to the body.
Dama misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Su han moves in looking to clinch but Dama pushes him off.
Dama drops down looking for a counter takedown but Su han sprawls and moves away.
A combination from Su han does no damage.
Su han scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Su han lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dama's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kong Su han showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Genki Dama's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Su han moves into the clinch successfully.
Dama tries to throw a body punch but Su han avoids it by throwing Dama back against the cage.
Su han lands a nice knee to the body.
Su han tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dama avoids it.
Su han stalling the fight.
Kong Su han seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Su han lands an elbow just above Dama 's eye.
Su han stops a takedown attempt from Dama.
Su han with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dama blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Su han breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Su han closes the distance and clinches.
Su han avoiding damage.
Su han escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dama 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.
Dama on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Su han checks the leg kick nicely there.
Su han appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dama is looking to score with low kicks.
Dama blocks a head kick by Su han.
Su han tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dama manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Su han throws a head kick that misses.
Su han ducks under a wild hook from Dama.
Dama gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Su han gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kong Su han!
Kong Su han 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Marciano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang - . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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157 lbs
46 - 18 - 0 |
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153 lbs
35 - 18 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carver Cade!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marciano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cade scores with a leg kick.
Cade throws a leg kick which misses Marciano's front leg but catches the back leg as Marciano tries to avoid it.
Marciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cade.
Marciano feinted with a counter takedown.
Cade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marciano.
Carver Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Cade misses its intended target.
Marciano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cade is able to avoid easily.
Cade catches Marciano with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cade moves away from the strike by Marciano.
Marciano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cade.
Marciano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Marciano misses the jab.
Cade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cade connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cade throws a body shot but no joy.
Cade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Marciano's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade looks to score with a jab to the body but Marciano is just out of range.
Cade throws a body punch but Marciano moves out of range.
Cade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cade misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cade has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cade with a jab.
Cade throws a body shot but no joy.
Marciano half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Marciano drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cade is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Marciano dives into side control.
Marciano laying and praying for a moment but Cade takes advantage and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade is holding on to half guard well.
Marciano throwing shots but Cade is blocking nicely.
Cade is looking to escape.
Marciano is thwarting Cade's attempts to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cade is trying to get back to full guard.
Marciano is trying to control. Cade wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cade is trying to stand back up but Marciano is controlling him
Cade avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marciano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade is controlling Marciano's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Marciano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cade is positioning himself well to prevent Marciano advancing to mount.
Cade is refusing to be controlled, as Marciano sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marciano with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Marciano is trying to control the action in half guard but Cade is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marciano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good leg kick by Cade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cade lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano throws a big shot that misses.
Marciano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cade can pounce on him.
Cade misses with a few strikes there.
Cade swings widly with a right hand
and Marciano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marciano.
Cade wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano won't allow Cade to get back to his feet.
Cade seems keen to control Marciano's posture.
Marciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Cade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cade bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Marciano's guard.
Cade postures up and lands a big shot to Marciano's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carver Cade dominated that round.
That's time! Marciano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A leg kick checked by Cade.
Cade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A solid body kick from Cade.
Cade takes one on the button.
Marciano throws a hook but Cade avoids it easily.
Carver Cade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marciano takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cade lands with a good body shot.
Cade tries to clinch but Marciano moves out of range.
Cade lands a jab to Marciano's midsection.
Cade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marciano rather than just go for the knockout.
Marciano keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cade.
Marciano appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cade.
Marciano drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cade sprawls and moves away.
Marciano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cade throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Cade.
Cade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marciano's calf.
Cade looks for the body kick but Marciano saw that one coming.
Marciano 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.
Cade gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marciano.
Marciano lands with a nice body punch.
Marciano slips a straight right by Cade.
Cade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marciano moves away.
Cade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cade tries to land a body kick
and Marciano counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marciano is looking to take a break and control but Cade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cade tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marciano wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade is trying to escape the position but Marciano is controlling the position.
Cade is looking for a sweep.
Cade dodges the ground and pound from Marciano.
Marciano looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cade is avoiding damage well.
Marciano is trying to ground and pound but Cade uses the momentary lack of control by Marciano to regain half guard.
Marciano is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano tries to pass to full mount but Cade defends it.
Marciano is just content to waste time from the top position. Cade takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cade working a defensive guard but Marciano manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Cade's face as Marciano controls the position.
Cade is looking for a sweep.
Cade wants to control but Marciano postures up.
Cade regains half guard there - taking advantage of Marciano's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Rocky Marciano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marciano works his way into side control.
Cade is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Marciano's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Marciano wants to control but Cade is keeping him busy.
Cade is looking for a sweep. Marciano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marciano is looking to take a break and control but Cade is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cade is concentrating on defense, preventing Marciano from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carver Cade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cade throws an off balance right hand
and Marciano counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Marciano.
Cade kicks Marciano off and gets to his feet.
Cade misses with a series of wild punches.
Cade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cade throws a leg kick but Marciano moved away.
Cade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Marciano moves forwards but Cade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cade is looking to slow Marciano down with leg kicks.
Marciano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marciano moves away from the strike by Cade.
Marciano swings for the body but Cade moves out of range.
Cade misses the shot to the body.
Cade misses with a body shot.
Marciano drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cade sprawls and moves away.
Cade lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cade's waist but Cade gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marciano off to one side.
Cade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cade throws a push kick but Marciano slaps the foot to one side.
Marciano appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A low kick from Cade is predictable there
and Marciano counters with a takedown into side control.
Marciano laying and praying for a moment but Cade takes advantage and regains half guard.
Cade has hold of Marciano's hands but Marciano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marciano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cade is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marciano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Marciano.
Marciano is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rocky Marciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carver Cade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cade working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marciano.
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!
Marciano makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marciano looking to sit in guard and control but Cade gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cade wants to control from the top but Marciano keeps moving.
Cade not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marciano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade gets full guard.
Marciano trying to control the position from guard on top but Cade is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cade is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Marciano won't allow Cade to sweep him here.
Cade trying to keep a closed guard but Marciano is proving a slippery customer.
Marciano throws a big elbow that misses.
Marciano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Marciano postures up in Cade's guard and throws a big left but Cade blocks it.
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.
Marciano wants to pass the guard but Cade is keeping the position.
Marciano is working Cade over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Marciano throws a strike but Cade rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marciano keeping moving, preventing Cade from controlling successfully.
Marciano is trying to keep Cade in close.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carver Cade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cade 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carver Cade!
A relieved looking Carver Cade thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Rocky Marciano was interviewed post fight and said 'coulda been a contender...'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Hall struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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226 lbs
26 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jonathan Hall!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy tries to move into range but Hall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hardy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Hardy moves away and avoids it.
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hardy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hall has time to react.
Hall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hardy with a hook.
It looks like Jonathan Hall has been cut.
Hardy connects with a looping right hand.
Hall throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Hardy tests Hall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hall with a jab.
Hall misses with a leg kick.
Hardy tries to counter by clinching up but Hall breaks away and moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hardy drops Hall with a naaaaasty hook - Hall is in real trouble here! Hardy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stan Hardy!
Stan Hardy 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Aurellius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurellius comes to the cage accompanied by Ave Maria. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Aurellius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurellius shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hauki holds on and takes a little breather.
Aurellius trying to control the position from guard on top but Hauki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aurellius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aurellius works over Hauki with some ground and pound from guard.
Hauki has Aurellius pulled in close to control his posture.
Hauki is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hauki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Aurellius with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki keeping moving, preventing Aurellius from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been informed that Hauki 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.
The fighters circle momentarily. Aurellius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hauki throws a big shot that misses.
Hauki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Hauki.
Hauki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aurellius fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hauki checks it well.
Hauki connects with a looping right hand.
Hauki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aurellius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aurellius blocks a jab.
Hauki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurellius moves away.
Aurellius shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hauki misses with a right hand
and Aurellius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aurellius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hauki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aurellius throws a low kick, looking for Hauki's leg but Hauki calmly moves out of range.
Hauki slips under a jab.
Hauki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aurellius. Aurellius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aurellius looks up at the clock. Bad move! Hauki lands a right hand from hell, dropping Aurellius. Hauki pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taneli Hauki!
Taneli Hauki 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Willy Hardwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Hardwood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 14 - 3, fighting out of New York, Tommy DeVito!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardwood tries to clinch up
and DeVito counters with a series of strikes. Hardwood will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hardwood has DeVito up against the cage in a clinch.
Hardwood throws a head punch that misses.
Hardwood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DeVito or not.
Hardwood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
DeVito leaning against his opponent.
DeVito stalling against the cage.
Hardwood working aggressively here.
Hardwood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hardwood is defending well for now.
DeVito blocking some punches.
Hardwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood throws a punch but it's blocked by DeVito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito throws an elbow but it misses.
Hardwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeVito blocks a body shot from Hardwood.
Hardwood lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardwood working aggressively here.
Hardwood lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, DeVito just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardwood's brow.
DeVito lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
DeVito blocks an uppercut.
Hardwood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DeVito makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hardwood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hardwood swings wildly with an uppercut but DeVito uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardwood.
DeVito is looking to control Hardwood's arms but Hardwood gets an underhook and turns him. Now DeVito has his back to the cage.
DeVito has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hardwood seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if DeVito can turn it around.
Hardwood swings wildly with an uppercut but DeVito uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hardwood gets through DeVito's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood throws a head punch that misses.
Hardwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardwood is trying to maintain a safe position but DeVito gets an underhook and turns Hardwood into the cage.
DeVito tries to throw a body punch but Hardwood avoids it by throwing DeVito back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeVito blocking some punches.
DeVito tries to work over Hardwood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hardwood controlling the action here for a moment.
Hardwood misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeVito.
Hardwood tries a body shot but DeVito blocks it.
Hardwood has a couple of punches blocked by DeVito.
DeVito working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hardwood misses with the head strike.
Hardwood misses with the head strike.
Hardwood takes an elbow to the temple.
DeVito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hardwood is looking to control DeVito's arms but DeVito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardwood has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito stalling the fight.
Hardwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
DeVito scores with a shoulder strike.
Hardwood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
DeVito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardwood looking to slow down the pace here.
Hardwood digs a right hand underneath DeVito's ribcage. DeVito let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Come on DeVito - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hardwood trying to control the position but instead, DeVito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardwood into the cage.
Hardwood dodges an elbow strike from DeVito.
Hardwood throws a head punch that misses.
DeVito misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
DeVito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardwood is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood throws a punch but it's blocked by DeVito.
Hardwood is looking to control DeVito's arms but DeVito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardwood has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from DeVito.
DeVito lands a shoulder strike.
Hardwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeVito being controlled against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by DeVito.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
DeVito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters up against the cage, DeVito throws an elbow but misses.
Hardwood takes an elbow to the temple.
DeVito misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeVito.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeVito.
DeVito will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hardwood up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Willy Hardwood will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hardwood tries to clinch up but DeVito circles away and keeps his distance.
DeVito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
DeVito swings widly with a right hand
and Hardwood counters with a stiff right hand.
DeVito scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hardwood has closed the distance and engaged DeVito in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
DeVito tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DeVito blocks an uppercut.
DeVito cracks Hardwood with a nice body shot.
Hardwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeVito misses with a punch to the body.
Hardwood managing to block the knees to the body from DeVito.
Hardwood digs a right hand into DeVito's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on DeVito's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVito misses with some punches.
Hardwood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of DeVito backwards.
DeVito's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
DeVito blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito being controlled against the cage.
DeVito misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeVito tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardwood avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeVito.
Hardwood blocks an elbow strike.
Hardwood swings wildly with an uppercut but DeVito uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stalling in the clinch from Hardwood.
A short body shot lands from DeVito as the two fighters clinch.
Hardwood displaying some good clinch control by pressing DeVito up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVito stalling the fight.
A body shot lands from DeVito.
Hardwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hardwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardwood.
DeVito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardwoods head.
DeVito looking to slow down the pace here.
DeVito lands a shoulder strike.
DeVito blocking some punches.
DeVito is trying to stall.
DeVito lands a body punch in the clinch.
DeVito tries to land knees in the clinch but Hardwood avoids the damage to the body.
Willy Hardwood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hardwood dodges an elbow strike from DeVito.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardwood.
Hardwood being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito stalling in the clinch but Hardwood improves position.
DeVito's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hardwood looking to stall.
DeVito blocks a body shot from Hardwood.
DeVito has Hardwood pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeVito.
Hardwood wants to stall.
DeVito gets through Hardwood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
DeVito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hardwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeVito misses with a punch to the body.
DeVito lands an uppercut.
Hardwood throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeVito.
DeVito misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardwood has a couple of punches blocked by DeVito.
DeVito taking a breather.
DeVito has a couple of punches blocked by Hardwood.
DeVito scores with a shoulder strike.
Hardwood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Come on DeVito - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hardwood manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hardwood misses with a hook to the ribs.
DeVito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hardwood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeVito stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
DeVito blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tommy DeVito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
DeVito misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hardwood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
DeVito throws a hook to the side of Hardwood's head but Hardwood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeVito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardwood clinches up with DeVito and pushes him back against the cage.
DeVito misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardwood looking to stall.
Hardwood looking to stall.
DeVito lands with a short shot to the head.
Hardwood misses with a punch to the body.
Hardwood taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardwood trying to control the position but instead, DeVito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardwood into the cage.
DeVito lands with a left to the head.
Hardwood misses with a punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Hardwood.
DeVito is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hardwood is keeping busy.
DeVito misses with a punch to the body.
Hardwood misses with a punch on the inside.
Hardwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hardwood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hardwood.
DeVito presses Hardwood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
DeVito lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeVito.
DeVito taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hardwood.
Hardwood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hardwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hardwood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from DeVito.
Hardwood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
DeVito blocks an uppercut.
Hardwood scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from DeVito.
Hardwood is looking to control DeVito's arms but DeVito gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hardwood has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hardwood.
DeVito scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hardwood.
Hardwood scores with a shot to the side of DeVito's head.
DeVito breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardwood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hardwood tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardwood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
DeVito swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardwood.
DeVito connects with a solid leg kick.
DeVito circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab from DeVito.
Hardwood seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
DeVito throws out a loose jab but Hardwood uses good head movement to avoid it.
DeVito throws a shot from downtown. Hardwood moves away and avoids it.
DeVito fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hardwood.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeVito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardwood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from DeVito.
A nice leg kick lands there from DeVito.
DeVito misses with an uppercut. Hardwood saw that one coming.
Hardwood is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood wants to clinch up but DeVito keeps it at a distance.
DeVito keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardwood rushes DeVito and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from DeVito.
Hardwood is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hardwood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hardwood trying to control the position but instead, DeVito has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hardwood into the cage.
Hardwood misses with the head strike.
Hardwood wants to stall.
DeVito digs a right hand underneath Hardwood's ribcage. Hardwood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hardwood looking to stall.
The referee calls for DeVito to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy DeVito really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hardwood moves away from the strike by DeVito.
DeVito throws a head kick that misses.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeVito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DeVito keeps the fight on the outside.
Hardwood wants to clinch up but DeVito keeps it at a distance.
DeVito swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
DeVito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DeVito's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and DeVito duly obliges.
Hardwood tries to clinch but DeVito is having none of it.
Hardwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from DeVito.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVito throws a leg kick but Hardwood sees it coming and moves out of range.
Willy Hardwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch but DeVito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hardwood tries to clinch there but DeVito circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch but DeVito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeVito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch but DeVito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hardwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hardwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hardwood ducks right into an uppercut from DeVito.
Hardwood is looking to clinch but DeVito is avoiding it.
DeVito throws a body punch but Hardwood moves out of range.
Hardwood is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Donk. DeVito catches Hardwood right on the button with a cross.
Hardwood fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with DeVito, pushing him back against the cage.
DeVito has Hardwood pushed against the cage.
Hardwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood presses DeVito against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
DeVito content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from DeVito.
The crowd are getting on DeVito's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hardwood as DeVito tries to tie him up.
Hardwood effectively controlling the action here.
DeVito doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
DeVito goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
DeVito is trying to maintain a safe position but Hardwood gets an underhook and turns DeVito into the cage.
DeVito lands a right hand.
Hardwood throws a punch but it's blocked by DeVito.
Hardwood swings wildly with an uppercut but DeVito uses good head movement to avoid it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hardwood is trying to maintain a safe position but DeVito gets an underhook and turns Hardwood into the cage.
Hardwood misses with a punch to the body.
Hardwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
DeVito misses with a punch on the inside.
DeVito can't find room to land a body shot as Hardwood controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito working Hardwood over with knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hardwood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hardwood avoids a wild elbow strike from DeVito.
DeVito lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hardwood backwards.
DeVito being controlled against the cage.
Hardwood working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from DeVito.
DeVito misses with a body punch.
Hardwood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
DeVito's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hardwood is looking to clinch but DeVito is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from DeVito. Those never looked like landing.
DeVito scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hardwood is looking to clinch but DeVito is avoiding it.
DeVito looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood tries to clinch up
and Hardwood takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tommy DeVito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from DeVito misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DeVito swats away the attempt to clinch by Hardwood.
DeVito lands the left hand.
DeVito avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
DeVito plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hardwood is rocked!
DeVito looks to land a left hand but Hardwood moved out of range nicely.
Oh Hardwood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hardwood tries to clinch up but DeVito circles away and keeps his distance.
Hardwood fails with an attempt to clinch.
DeVito tests Hardwood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy DeVito dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Hardwood is looking to clinch.
Hardwood seems to have got his legs back now.
DeVito misses with a looping right.
Hardwood appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
DeVito darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch but DeVito swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DeVito swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hardwood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
DeVito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
DeVito throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hardwood counters with a nice body shot.
DeVito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hardwood throwing a counter right hand but DeVito manages to avoid it.
Hardwood tries to close the distance and clinch up but DeVito swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardwood is looking to clinch.
Hardwood tries to clinch but DeVito is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from DeVito! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeVito getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
DeVito rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hardwood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
DeVito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
DeVito throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hardwood's head.
Hardwood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardwood tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like DeVito was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardwood tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
DeVito jabs Hardwood right on the nose. Hardwood blinks but takes it well.
DeVito attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
DeVito lands with a kick to the ribs.
DeVito dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardwood wants to clinch up but DeVito keeps it at a distance.
DeVito lands with a kick to the temple. Hardwood shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hardwood lands a jab.
Hardwood instigates a clinch.
Hardwood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but DeVito is keeping busy.
Hardwood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeVito tries to throw a body punch but Hardwood avoids it by throwing DeVito back against the cage.
Hardwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hardwood misses with a hook from the clinch.
DeVito lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
DeVito lands a right hand.
Willy Hardwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hardwood is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Hardwood fails to land.
Hardwood working aggressively here.
DeVito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hardwood is trying to maintain a safe position but DeVito gets an underhook and turns Hardwood into the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
DeVito lands a shot to the body.
Hardwood working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Hardwood fails to land.
Hardwood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hardwood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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.
Hardwood stalling in the clinch but DeVito improves position.
DeVito gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by DeVito.
DeVito leaning his opponent against the cage.
DeVito lands a right hand.
Hardwood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
DeVito is stalling here.
Hardwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tommy DeVito is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hardwood effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hardwood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardwood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hardwood is working DeVito over against the cage.
Hardwood throws a head punch that misses.
DeVito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hardwoods head.
DeVito blocks an uppercut.
Hardwood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hardwood throws a head punch that misses.
Hardwood lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by DeVito.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hardwood misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy DeVito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think DeVito has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy DeVito!
Tommy DeVito is the new featherweight champion!
Tommy DeVito 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Hovi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barclay's choice of entrance music: I Am The Walrus. Seppo Hovi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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184 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seppo Hovi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Barclay!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hovi thuds a left hand into Barclay's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hovi.
Barclay is looking to chop away at Hovi's legs.
Barclay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Andy Barclay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Hovi coming out on top.
Hovi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barclay tries to counter with a clinch but Hovi shakes him off and moves away.
Hovi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've been told by Hovi's head coaches at The Barracks - LOD that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hovi digs a good body shot into Barclay's ribs.
Barclay throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hovi throws a big shot that misses.
Hovi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hovi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Barclay checks it.
Barclay throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hovi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Hovi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barclay moves away.
Barclay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hovi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Barclay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi lands a jab to the head.
Hovi avoids the head kick by Barclay.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay is looking to slow Hovi down with leg kicks.
Barclay with a jab.
Barclay lands a jab.
Barclay throws a leg kick but Hovi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hovi is looking to counter punch.
Barclay walks into a left hand.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
Hovi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barclay's head backwards.
Hovi slips a straight right by Barclay.
Hovi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hovi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barclay throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hovi slips a jab and a cross from Barclay.
Hovi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Barclay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hovi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Barclay throws a sloppy head kick
and Hovi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barclay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hovi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been informed that Barclay 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.
Hovi lands a nice hook to Barclay's body. Barclay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay moves out of range as Hovi strikes.
Hovi avoids a kick to the body.
Barclay throws a push kick but Hovi slaps the foot to one side.
Hovi slips under a jab from Barclay.
Barclay takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barclay throws a wild body kick that Hovi sees coming a mile off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hovi.
Hovi avoids the body shot from Barclay.
Barclay fakes the leg kick and cracks Hovi in the body.
Barclay misses with a two punch combination.
Barclay lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Barclay as he connects with a hook.
Hovi lands a jab to Barclay's midsection.
Hovi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barclay tries to clinch but Hovi moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Hovi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hovi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hovi throws a right hand that Barclay ducks under and follows up with a left that Barclay also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay instigates a clinch.
Hovi blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hovi.
Hovi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barclay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hovi.
Barclay moves forwards but Hovi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barclay defending well as Hovi loads up on a big left hand.
Hovi lands with an uppercut that bounces Barclay off the cage and back into range.
A low kick from Barclay is predictable there
and Hovi counters with a nice uppercut.
Hovi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barclay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hovi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barclay slips a jab from Hovi.
Sloppy strikes from Hovi. Those never looked like landing.
Barclay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barclay swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws an overhand right that lands on Barclay's shoulder, as Barclay tries to avoid the shot.
Barclay closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Hovi counter with a right hand.
Hovi takes one to the chin there.
Nice body kick from Barclay.
Barclay throws a hook but Hovi blocks it.
Barclay misses with a low kick.
Barclay slips under a jab.
Barclay lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Barclay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barclay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi throws a nice looking combination but Barclay bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barclay lands a jab.
Barclay looks to land a right hand but Hovi moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Hovi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hovi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seppo Hovi is winning the standup battle so far.
Barclay blocks a jab.
Barclay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hovi scores with a hook.
Hovi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barclay eats them both and turns towards Hovi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hovi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barclay can do to turn this around?
Barclay pushes Hovi away with a front kick.
A clash of legs there as Hovi blocks the low kick.
Hovi takes a swing at Barclay's ribcage but misses.
Barclay looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hovi checks a leg kick.
Hovi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hovi blocks a head kick by Barclay.
Barclay misses with a wild body shot.
Hovi throws a series of punches but Barclay avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hovi.
Hovi throws a body punch but Barclay moves out of range.
Barclay throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hovi swats away the attempt to clinch by Barclay.
It looked like Hovi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barclay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hovi.
Barclay fails in his attempt to clinch.
That kick from Barclay tenderised Hovi's leg. Hovi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hovi misses the shot to the body.
Barclay buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hovi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barclay.
Hovi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barclay was well out of range. Poor timing from Hovi.
Barclay looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Hovi misses with a hook. Barclay ducked under it nicely.
Barclay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barclay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hovi digs a good hook to Barclay's body.
Barclay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hovi.
Barclay feints a counter leg kick.
Hovi misses with an uppercut.
Barclay swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Barclay jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barclay wants to counter the offense by Hovi and move into the clinch position.
Barclay misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Hovi there.
A jab from Hovi misses.
Hovi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hovi takes a swing at Barclay's ribcage but misses.
Barclay cracks the inside of Hovi's front leg.
A jab from Barclay misses.
Barclay misses with a two punch combination.
Barclay is looking to clinch.
Hovi misses with an uppercut.
Barclay misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Hovi misses the target.
Hovi scores with a one two! Barclay had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Barclay tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Hovi misses its target.
Hovi digs a good body shot into Barclay's ribs.
Hovi throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hovi will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hovi throws out a loose jab but Barclay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barclay wants to counter the offense by Hovi and move into the clinch position.
Barclay moves out of range of the body kick from Hovi.
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Barclay rushes Hovi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hovi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Barclay up against the cage.
Hovi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hovi blocks a jab.
Barclay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hovi staying out of range there.
Barclay tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hovi misses with an uppercut
enabling Barclay to counter with a crisp jab.
Barclay wants to land a leg kick but Hovi is out of range.
Hovi cracks a nice hook into Barclay's ribs.
Hovi misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hovi connects with a body shot that sends Barclay's belly button to the back.
Hovi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barclay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hovi throws out the jab.
Hovi lands a head shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hovi.
Hovi misses with a hook. Barclay ducked under it nicely.
Hovi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hovi avoids the head kick by Barclay.
Barclay dodges the punch combination from Hovi.
Barclay throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hovi blocks the body kick.
Barclay with a jab.
Hovi defending well as Barclay loads up on a big left hand.
Hovi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seppo Hovi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hovi misses with a hook. Barclay ducked under it nicely.
Hovi throws a leg kick but Barclay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hovi scores with a shot to the body.
Hovi misses with a few strikes there.
Hovi misses with a double jab.
Hovi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hovi is looking to counter punch.
Hovi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hovi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barclay misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Barclay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hovi throws the left hand but Barclay avoids the punch easily.
Barclay scores with a shot to the body.
Barclay connects with a crisp jab.
Hovi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hovi works Barclay's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay is looking to clinch.
And Hovi counters with a quick kick to the body but Barclay blocks it.
Hovi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barclay. Barclay circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hovi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barclay was well out of range. Poor timing from Hovi.
Hovi throws a body shot but no joy.
Hovi misses with an uppercut.
Barclay lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Barclay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hovi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hovi cracks a nice hook into Barclay's ribs.
Hovi lands a nice hook to Barclay's body. Barclay takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hovi throws a body shot but no joy.
Hovi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barclay lands a head shot.
Barclay misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Barclay.
Hovi throws an overhand right that lands on Barclay's shoulder, as Barclay tries to avoid the shot.
Sloppy strikes from Hovi. Those never looked like landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hovi tests Barclay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay tries to clinch but Hovi moves out of range.
Barclay lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hovi throws a body shot but no joy.
Andy Barclay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hovi. Barclay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barclay blocks a jab.
It seemed like Barclay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barclay.
Barclay throws a leg kick
and Hovi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barclay misses with a low kick as Hovi jumps back.
Barclay throws an overhand right that lands on Hovi's shoulder, as Hovi tries to avoid the shot.
Hovi blocks a jab.
Barclay throws a right hand that misses
and Hovi counters with a left to the body.
Hovi throws a right hand that misses
and Barclay counters with a nice body shot.
Barclay throws a body kick that misses.
Barclay moves out of range as Hovi strikes.
Hovi digs a good hook to Barclay's body.
Seppo Hovi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hovi throws the left hand but Barclay avoids the punch easily.
Hovi connects with a body shot that sends Barclay's belly button to the back.
Hovi digs a good body shot into Barclay's ribs.
Barclay throws a head kick but Hovi moves out of range.
Barclay misses with a low kick as Hovi jumps back.
An attempted straight right counter from Hovi misses the target.
Jab, jab by Hovi - just one landing.
Barclay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hovi scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheers as Hovi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Barclay doesn't seem phased though.
Barclay throws a low kick but Hovi moves out of range easily.
Hovi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Barclay momentarily.
Hovi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hovi missing with a left hand there. Barclay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hovi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Barclay is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hovi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barclay pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hovi is out of range and Barclay settles back down.
Barclay throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hovi counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Hovi as he connects with a hook.
Barclay misses the jab.
Hovi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hovi slips a jab from Barclay.
It looked like Hovi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hovi lunges at Barclay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Barclay's hand.
Barclay misses the body punch
and Hovi counters with a straight right hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Hovi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barclay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hovi.
Barclay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barclay throws a leg kick
and Barclay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barclay looks to throw a body kick
and Hovi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barclay throws a jab but it's blocked by Hovi.
A telegraphed right hand from Hovi misses the target.
Barclay let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Hovi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hovi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Hovi!
The defeated Andy Barclay had this to say: 'I shoulda stayed with the band...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Parantainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samppa Linna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Parantainen comes to the cage accompanied by Carol of the Bells - Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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37
290 lbs
30 - 17 - 1 |
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236 lbs
17 - 5 - 0 |
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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
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jaakko Parantainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samppa Linna!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parantainen throws a jab when Linna was well out of range.
Linna shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Parantainen works the jab nicely.
Linna lands a slapping body shot.
Parantainen throws a head kick but Linna moves out of range.
Parantainen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Parantainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linna ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linna lands a right hook to the body.
Parantainen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Jaakko Parantainen has been cut.
Parantainen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Linna is fending him off so far but Parantainen persists. Nope, Linna circles away and we're back to standing.
Linna steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Parantainen.
Linna takes a kick to the side of the head.
Parantainen is breathing heavily.
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!
Linna connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Parantainen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Parantainen gets tackled into the cage by Linna. Linna maintains the clinch.
Parantainen takes a shot to the head.
Linna misses with the head strike.
Linna has a couple of punches blocked by Parantainen.
A right handed body shot lands from Linna.
Linna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Linna works on Parantainen's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linna lands a body shot in the clinch.
Linna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Parantainen blocks an uppercut.
Linna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Linna lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linna.
Parantainen is rocked!
Parantainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Parantainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Linna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linna throws a punch but it's blocked by Parantainen.
Parantainen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaakko Parantainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linna lands a body punch in the clinch.
Parantainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linna digs a right hand underneath Parantainen's ribcage. Parantainen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Linna has a couple of punches blocked by Parantainen.
Parantainen seems to have got his legs back now.
Linna lands a body shot in the clinch.
Linna pushes Parantainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linna lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Parantainen to his knees! Linna keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samppa Linna!
Samppa Linna bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cinder Smaug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tyson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mary had a little lamb. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Cinder Smaug!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Tyson misses.
Smaug misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyson.
Tyson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Smaug misses its intended target.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Tyson throws the left hand but Smaug avoids the punch easily.
Smaug takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Cinder Smaug has been cut.
Tyson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nice defenses there by Smaug.
Cinder Smaug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Smaug bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tyson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smaug is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smaug scores with a kick to the body.
Tyson tries to clinch there but Smaug circles away.
Smaug throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tyson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tyson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smaug. Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smaug clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smaug tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Tyson has a couple of punches blocked by Smaug.
A right handed body shot lands from Smaug.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smaug scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smaug tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smaug misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smaug lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson swings wildly with an uppercut but Smaug uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smaug struggles to land a body shot inside as Tyson controls his hands.
Smaug tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smaug lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson working aggressively here.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyson misses the jab.
Tyson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tyson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smaug throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smaug misses the shot to the body.
Smaug misses with a lunging right hand
and Tyson counters with a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smaug misses with a head kick.
Tyson is looking to counter punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tyson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Smaug throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smaug scores with a shot to the body.
Smaug on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tyson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyson swings for the body but Smaug moves out of range.
Smaug bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smaug closes the distance and clinches.
Tyson prevents a body shot from Smaug.
Tyson lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smaug.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tyson as Smaug tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Tyson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
Tyson misses with an uppercut.
Tyson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smaug is stalling here.
Tyson throws a head punch that misses.
Tyson lands a right hand.
Tyson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tyson being controlled against the cage.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Smaug.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smaug counters with a nice body kick.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tyson avoids the body shot from Smaug.
A quick step to the side and Tyson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smaug lands a big head kick that sends Tyson tumbling to the mat! Smaug takes a step backwards and waves Tyson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tyson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smaug uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyson.
Oh Tyson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smaug drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Tyson's head, knocking him out cold! Smaug is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cinder Smaug!
Cinder Smaug thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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