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LEGACY! 43 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Henrique Ramos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Escrima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ramos comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Nomad. Escrima comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bamboleo kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Miguel Escrima will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Henrique Ramos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miguel Escrima!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escrima tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ramos is able to avoid easily.
Ramos jabs Escrima right on the nose. Escrima blinks but takes it well.
Ramos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Escrima misses with the combination.
Escrima walks into a jab.
Ramos has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Escrima.
Escrima takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ramos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Escrima throws out a counter right but Ramos avoids it with no problem.
Ramos throws a push kick but Escrima slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos misses the body punch
and Escrima counters with a nice body shot.
Ramos feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Escrima's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Escrima.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escrima tests Ramos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Escrima fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ramos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escrima throws a shot to the body.
Escrima buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escrima fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ramos.
Ramos pivots, looking for a leg kick but Escrima is out of range and Ramos settles back down.
Escrima now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ramos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escrima circles away quickly and effectively.
Escrima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
Escrima misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ramos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ramos explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escrima.
A big left from Escrima misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ramos. Escrima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Escrima jabs Ramos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ramos gets a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ramos.
Ramos has been working on his balance at Wolf Training Lair, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Escrima.
Ramos tries to throw a body punch but Escrima avoids it by throwing Ramos back against the cage.
Escrima prevents a body shot from Ramos.
Escrima misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Escrima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Escrima scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escrima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escrima lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ramos or not.
Ramos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escrima breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escrima throws a shot to the body.
Escrima connects with a body shot.
Ramos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escrima.
A jab from Escrima finds it's way through Ramos's defenses.
Ramos throws a sloppy head kick and Escrima moves out of range easily.
Escrima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miguel Escrima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escrima swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ramos.
Ramos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Escrima manages to avoid it.
Escrima now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ramos throws a leg kick
and Escrima counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramos has Escrima up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramos has Escrima pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Escrima manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Escrima scores with a shot to the side of Ramos's head.
Escrima working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escrima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Escrima.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos misses with some punches.
Ramos tries a body shot but Escrima blocks it.
Escrima breaks the clinch.
Escrima lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos throws out a loose jab but Escrima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escrima cracks Ramos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Escrima is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ramos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A slow jab from Ramos misses its intended target.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Escrima counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramos thinking.
Escrima drops Ramos with a beautiful combination! Ramos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Escrima is looking for the KO!
Ramos is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escrima darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Ramos's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Escrima before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miguel Escrima!
Miguel Escrima thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diagoro Yabaisama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manof TheDingos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabaisama kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Liquid Swords. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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145 lbs
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144 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Diagoro Yabaisama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Manof TheDingos!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
TheDingos misses with an uppercut. Yabaisama saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - TheDingos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yabaisama rushes TheDingos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Yabaisama.
I was talking to Yabaisama's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Yabaisama displaying some good clinch control by pressing TheDingos up against the cage.
TheDingos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
TheDingos is looking to break free of the clinch but Yabaisama has double underhooks.
TheDingos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
TheDingos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yabaisama on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
TheDingos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yabaisama smiles and moves away.
Yabaisama moves away from the strike by TheDingos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TheDingos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick by TheDingos misses
and Yabaisama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
TheDingos throws a head kick that misses.
TheDingos throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from TheDingos misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TheDingos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yabaisama.
A big right from Yabaisama misses.
TheDingos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yabaisama shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. TheDingos eats them both and turns towards Yabaisama to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Yabaisama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yabaisama throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Yabaisama.
A head kick by TheDingos misses
and Yabaisama counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch blocked on the inside by TheDingos.
TheDingos is trying to push Yabaisama away but Yabaisama has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Still in the clinch, Yabaisama scores with a nice short uppercut.
TheDingos is rocked!
Yabaisama lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
TheDingos is still on wobbly legs! Can Yabaisama finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yabaisama creates a bit of space for himself and rocks TheDingos with a big uppercut! TheDingos tries to clinch up but Yabaisama pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples TheDingos to the mat! TheDingos covers up and Yabaisama unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Diagoro Yabaisama!
After winning the bout, Diagoro Yabaisama thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Arenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Pattersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arenas comes to the cage accompanied by Alive-Krewella. Pattersson has chosen The Banana song Peel Banana as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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196 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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicolas Arenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Doug Pattersson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arenas cracks a nice hook into Pattersson's ribs.
Arenas lands a head shot.
It looks like Doug Pattersson has been cut.
Pattersson moves out of range as Arenas strikes.
A big left from Arenas misses.
We've been informed that Pattersson 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.
Arenas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Pattersson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arenas throws a body shot but no joy.
Pattersson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arenas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nicolas Arenas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arenas tries to score with a low kick but Pattersson moves his leg out of the way.
Pattersson tries to bum rush Arenas with a series of wild strikes but Arenas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arenas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arenas misses with a hook. Pattersson ducked under it nicely.
Arenas tries to bum rush Pattersson with a series of wild strikes but Pattersson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pattersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arenas slips a jab from Pattersson.
It looked like Arenas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arenas 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.
Pattersson staying out of range there.
Pattersson lunges at Arenas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arenas's hand.
Arenas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pattersson shoots in but no luck this time.
Pattersson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arenas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pattersson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Pattersson misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arenas throws a jab but it's blocked by Pattersson.
Arenas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pattersson counters with a stiff right hand.
Pattersson throws a jab when Arenas was well out of range.
Pattersson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arenas.
Pattersson misses with a straight left.
A nice combination there by Arenas.
Sloppy strikes from Pattersson. Those never looked like landing.
Pattersson throws a body punch but Arenas moves out of range.
Arenas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pattersson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arenas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pattersson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arenas has his feet on Pattersson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pattersson shoots in and bounces Arenas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Arenas is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arenas breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arenas. Pattersson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pattersson throws a left that rocks Arenas and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Pattersson dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Arenas regain composure!
Arenas is rocked!
It looks like Nicolas Arenas has been cut.
Pattersson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Arenas is trying to escape and Pattersson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Arenas is forced to tap! Nice work there by Pattersson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Doug Pattersson!
An out of breath Doug Pattersson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 5 minutes Alone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Josh Massey enters the cage!
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187 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
13 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Massey!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Massey has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Rutherford is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Massey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Josh Massey has been cut.
Rutherford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rutherford gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Massey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rutherford is looking to land body kicks.
Massey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Massey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rutherford half committed to a counter leg kick.
Massey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rutherford throws a body punch but Massey moves out of range.
Massey blocks a head kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford instigates a clinch.
Massey prevents a body shot from Rutherford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey blocking some punches.
Massey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Massey looking to stall.
Rutherford lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Massey can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rutherford lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Massey.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
A short right from Rutherford.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rutherford tries to work over Massey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Rutherford.
Massey is looking to break free of the clinch but Rutherford has double underhooks.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Rutherford lands a body punch.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Rutherford letting Massey take a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
Massey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford throws a head punch that misses.
Massey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Massey struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands.
Rutherford tries to work over Massey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Massey misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
Rutherford misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Massey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Massey's elbow.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Massey manages to break the clinch.
Rutherford looks to land a right hand but Massey moved out of range.
It seemed like Massey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice jab there from Massey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massey throws an overhand right that lands on Rutherford's shoulder, as Rutherford tries to avoid the shot.
Rutherford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutherford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Massey is able to avoid easily.
Massey feints a counter leg kick.
Massey avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Massey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rutherford cracks a nice hook into Massey's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Massey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rutherford looks to land a body kick but Massey moved away.
Massey throws a right hand that misses
enabling Rutherford to counter with a crisp jab.
Massey tests Rutherford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rutherford lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Massey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Massey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rutherford lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rutherford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Massey's calf.
Rutherford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Massey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rutherford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Massey doesn't seem bothered though.
Massey avoids a kick to the body.
Rutherford just misses with a punch to the body.
Massey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rutherford eats them both and turns towards Massey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Steven Rutherford has been cut.
Massey misses with a leg kick.
Rutherford connects with an inside leg kick.
Massey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rutherford.
Massey on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rutherford gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Massey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Massey stuns Rutherford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Massey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Massey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Rutherford dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Massey takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.
Rutherford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Massey.
Massey avoids the head kick by Rutherford.
Massey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rutherford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Steven Rutherford is winning the standup battle so far.
Massey lands a body shot.
Massey looks to land a left hand but Rutherford moved out of range nicely.
Massey scores with a one two! Rutherford had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Massey misses with a wild body shot.
Rutherford tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Massey manages to circle out of the way.
Massey swings for the body but Rutherford moves out of range.
Massey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Massey misses with a right hand
and Rutherford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rutherford seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Massey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rutherford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a head kick that misses.
Rutherford moves away from the strike by Massey.
Rutherford is looking to counter with a body kick.
Rutherford cracks Massey with a good jab.
Rutherford moves into range and connects with a jab.
That has opened up Josh Massey's cut even more.
Rutherford lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Massey at a distance.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rutherford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Massey throws a sloppy body shot
and Rutherford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rutherford throws out a powerful jab.
Massey is rocked!
Massey throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rutherford counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Steven Rutherford!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthas Menethil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Menethil has chosen Arthas - Let it go as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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141 lbs
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140 lbs
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World class MT
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Decent knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthas Menethil!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a nice head kick!
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Menethil connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Smith closes the distance and clinches.
Menethil looking to slow down the pace here.
Menethil avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith trying to control the position but instead, Menethil has worked for underhooks and has pushed Smith into the cage.
Menethil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Menethil's face.
Menethil drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Menethil pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to stand but Menethil is controlling his posture from full guard.
Menethil throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smith uses it to pass to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menethil struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith wants to stand but Menethil is controlling his arm.
Menethil tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith tries to stand but Menethil is controlling his head.
Smith decides to stand up, so the ref orders Menethil to his feet.
Menethil throws a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Menethil closes the distance and clinches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Menethil has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Menethil trying to land knees to the body.
Menethil softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith scores a nice knee to the body.
Menethil takes a knee right on the jaw!
Menethil stalling against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menethil takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith 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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Menethil avoids the damage to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Menethil is keeping busy.
Menethil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Menethil has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menethil trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Menethil into the cage.
Menethil tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Menethil avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Menethil missing with knees to the body.
Menethil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Menethil takes a knee to the side of the body.
Menethil takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menethil tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Menethil managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
A nice right hand lands inside from Menethil.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Menethil trying to land knees to the body.
Menethil blocks an elbow strike.
Menethil working aggressively here.
Menethil trying to control the position but instead, Smith has worked for underhooks and has pushed Menethil into the cage.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Menethil tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Matt Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthas Menethil.
Smith drives through and clinches with Menethil against the cage.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Menethil avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Menethil avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menethil.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menethil.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith working Menethil over with knees to the body.
Smith with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Menethil scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menethil scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith blocks a body shot from Menethil.
Still in the clinch, Menethil scores with a nice short uppercut.
Menethil tries to stall but Smith uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Menethil.
Smith with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Menethil avoids the damage to the body.
Menethil with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Menethil in a clinch.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menethil is defending well for now.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Menethil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Menethil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Menethil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Menethil takes an elbow to the temple.
Menethil drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Smith gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Menethil misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matt Smith has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menethil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menethil.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Menethil is breathing heavily.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menethil is defending well for now.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Menethil takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Menethil won't want to take too many of those.
Menethil managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Menethil avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menethil.
Knees in the clinch landing for Smith.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Menethil can do to turn this around?
Smith with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menethil managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Menethil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Menethil misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menethil gets control of Smith's arms and successfully pulls guard. Menethil will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith gets to his feet - Menethil follows without any prompting.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menethil avoids it.
Smith trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Menethil tries to tie him up.
Smith scores with a knee to the head.
Menethil with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Menethil misses with a knee to the head.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Menethil avoids the damage to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Menethil is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Menethil is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Menethil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Smith content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Menethil avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Menethil won't want to take too many of those.
Menethil swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Menethil takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menethil.
Smith working Menethil over with knees to the body.
Menethil drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Matt Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthas Menethil.
Menethil avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Menethil misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menethil avoids it.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Menethil.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Smith as Menethil tries to tie him up.
Smith working Menethil over with knees to the body.
Menethil is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Menethil blocks it with crossed arms.
Menethil avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Menethil takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Menethil lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Menethil goes for a takedown attempt but Smith pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Smith rushes Menethil and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Menethil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith avoids the head kick by Menethil.
Matt Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith clinches.
Menethil tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Menethil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menethil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Menethil as Smith tries to tie him up.
Smith looking to slow down the pace here.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Smith utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Menethil avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Menethil avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith tries to land knees in the clinch but Menethil avoids the damage to the body.
Menethil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith stalling against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menethil on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menethil avoids it.
Smith is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Menethil is defending well for now.
Menethil managing to block the knees to the body from Smith.
Menethil fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Menethil tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Menethil back against the cage.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Menethil misses with some punches.
Menethil misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Smith working Menethil over with knees to the body.
Smith unloads a knee to the mid-section. Menethil lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Menethil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Menethil tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Menethil fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menethil avoids it.
Menethil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith stalls.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Menethil.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menethil avoids it.
Menethil tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smith with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smith crunches a lovely knee into Menethil's ribcage.
Menethil working aggressively here.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Menethil.
Menethil tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Menethil avoids it.
Menethil misses with a short punch on the inside.
Menethil tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Menethil working Smith over with knees to the body.
Menethil blocks an elbow strike.
Menethil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menethil goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith lands a good knee to the midsection. Menethil won't want to take too many of those.
Smith connects with a nasty looking knee right to Menethil's face.
Menethil digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Menethil avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body.
Menethil lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matt Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menethil jumps guard but Smith stands there with Menethil around his waist. Menethil gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Matt Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthas Menethil.
Menethil unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Menethil takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Menethil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menethil blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Menethil manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smith avoiding damage as Menethil throws knees to the body.
Smith landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arthas Menethil has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Menethil lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smith, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Smith!
Matt Smith decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Murray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murray kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dead man walking. Dominic Fortune has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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166 lbs
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160 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chad Murray !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murray lands a glancing blow to the side of Fortune's head.
Fortune on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Murray . Murray obviously looking to wear him down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Fortune.
Fortune throws a front kick aimed at Murray 's knee but Murray avoids it well.
Murray drops his hands momentarily and Fortune takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murray throws an overhand right that lands on Fortune's shoulder, as Fortune tries to avoid the shot.
Fortune's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murray under the eye.
Fortune defending well as Murray loads up on a big left hand.
Fortune will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murray keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fortune throws a leg kick but Murray sees it coming and moves out of range.
Murray lands with an overhand left.
Murray checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Murray on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murray lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fortune will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Fortune looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Murray misses
and Fortune counters with a nice uppercut.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fortune has time to react.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Fortune.
Fortune lands with a nice combination. Murray backs away looking to recover.
Murray moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murray misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortune.
Murray with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chad Murray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortune listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Fortune.
A jab from Murray finds it's way through Fortune's defenses.
Fortune checks the leg kick.
Fortune now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Fortune.
A head kick misses from Fortune.
Fortune digs a good hook to Murray 's body.
Murray lands a jab to Fortune's midsection.
Fortune fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murray .
Fortune throws a hook but Murray blocks it.
Fortune takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Fortune.
Murray throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fortune throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murray counters with an inside leg kick.
Fortune misses with a right hand
and Murray counters with a nice leg kick.
Murray misses with an uppercut.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fortune is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murray throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Murray avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortune swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortune moves out of range of the body kick.
Murray swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fortune counters with a good low kick that Murray was not able to check.
Murray gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fortune counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Murray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fortune slips a jab from Murray .
Murray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fortune looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fortune throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fortune misses with a low kick.
Murray throws a body shot but no joy.
Murray wants to land a leg kick but Fortune is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Fortune misses.
Fortune avoids a kick to the body.
Fortune rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Murray moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortune lands a head shot.
Murray stuns Fortune with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murray tries to land a front kick but Fortune steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murray jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fortune.
Murray was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fortune jabs at Murray 's body.
Murray misses with a body punch
and Fortune counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortune fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Murray throws a chopping leg kick but Fortune manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fortune looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Murray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Fortune misses.
Murray jabs Fortune to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dominic Fortune will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Murray punishes Fortune's body with a nice straight punch.
Murray works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fortune.
Dominic Fortune is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Murray misses the jab.
Murray scores with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Murray .
Murray looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fortune is looking for the big counter here.
Fortune is looking to slow Murray down with leg kicks.
A jab from Murray misses.
Fortune doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fortune connects with a jab.
Fortune has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fortune takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortune avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Murray fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fortune on the side of the head.
Fortune scores with a shot to the body.
Fortune swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fortune has Murray up against the cage in a clinch.
Murray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortune pressing his opponent against the cage.
Murray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murray lands a left hand.
Murray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Murray blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fortune.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fortune creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fortune throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Murray misses with a low kick as Fortune jumps back.
Fortune scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fortune takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortune waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murray .
Dominic Fortune seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murray throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murray throws an off balance right hand
and Fortune counters with a left to the body.
Murray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortune takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Murray thumps Fortune with a low kick.
Murray lands with a straight right. Fortune didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Fortune misses.
Fortune fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Murray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fortune moves out of range as Murray throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Murray swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Murray throws a body kick that misses.
Fortune takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fortune throws a right hand that Murray ducks under and follows up with a left that Murray also avoids with ease.
Murray takes a swing at Fortune's ribcage but misses.
Fortune lands with a good body shot.
Murray checks a low kick from Fortune.
Fortune avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fortune swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fortune connects with a crisp jab.
Fortune lands a high kick!
Fortune swings for the body but Murray moves out of range.
Fortune throws a nice looking combination but Murray bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Murray delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murray walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fortune checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Murray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fortunes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fortune lands a nice leg kick that just misses Murray 's sensitive parts.
Fortune fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murray manages to avoid it.
Fortune misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Murray .
Fortune scores with a three punch combo!
Murray thows a body kick. Fortune tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Murray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fortune.
Nice defenses there by Fortune.
Murray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dominic Fortune will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fortune chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Murray can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Murray .
Murray blocks a head kick by Fortune.
Murray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fortune throws a series of punches but Murray avoids them all with ease.
Murray lands a right hook to the body.
Fortune's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Donk. Murray catches Fortune right on the button with a cross.
Murray slips a jab and a cross from Fortune.
Fortune throws a right and a left that Murray avoids nicely.
Murray ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortune moves away.
Fortune misses with a shot to the body
and Murray counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortune lands with a straight right. Murray didn't see that one coming.
Fortune throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murray throws a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fortune. That's going to slow Murray down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murray throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fortune throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Murray throws out a leg kick but Fortune moves out of range and Murray only half commits.
Fortune scores with a one two! Murray had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fortune moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fortune connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murray . Murray circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murray tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortune was well out of range. Poor timing from Murray .
Fortune throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murray counters with a leg kick.
Murray lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fortune is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murray getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fortune cracks Murray with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fortune uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murray .
Fortune misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murray sizes up Fortune with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fortune throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fortune slips a jab from Murray .
Murray misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fortune doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Murray pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from Murray misses.
Murray fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fortune looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murray lands with an uppercut that bounces Fortune off the cage and back into range.
Murray scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Murray uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Murray .
Fortune rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murray finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
It looks like Murray has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Fortune clobbers Murray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chad Murray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Murray counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Murray feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fortunes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Murray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fortune.
Murray throws a head kick but Fortune moves out of range.
Fortune connects with a body shot that sends Murray 's belly button to the back.
Fortune digs a good hook to Murray 's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Murray misses the target.
Fortune throws a counter combo.
Fortune takes a swing at Murray 's ribcage but misses.
Murray throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murray finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Murray throws a jab but it's blocked by Fortune.
Murray misses with a low kick.
Murray slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murray connects with a single shot there.
Murray dodges the punch combination from Fortune.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Fortune as he checks the leg kick.
Murray blocks a head kick by Fortune.
Fortune takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fortune misses with a wild combination.
Fortune takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fortune misses with a straight left.
Fortune has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Murray .
Fortune walks into a stiff left hand from Murray .
Dominic Fortune is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Murray throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murray throws a chopping leg kick but Fortune manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Murray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fortune has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dominic Fortune!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Edward Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Oketch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edward Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Oketch!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oketch looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown catches Oketch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice sprawl there from Oketch as Brown shoots in.
Brown keeps Oketch at a distance using the push kick.
Edward Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Brown darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oketch misses with a low kick.
Oketch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Brown throws a low kick but Oketch avoids it.
Oketch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oketch misses with a low kick.
Oketch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oketch manages to avoid it.
Oketch looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oketch throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown slips a jab from Oketch.
Oketch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Brown checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Oketch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oketch walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brown.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Oketch.
Brown backing away here, and Oketch unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brown fails to land with a series of punches.
Oketch cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Oketch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oketch works the jab nicely.
Oketch fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch tries a low kick but Brown avoids it.
Brown takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oketch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oketch misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Brown misses
and Oketch makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brown really felt that one!
Brown fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oketch now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brown works Oketch's body with a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Oketch as he connects with a hook.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oketch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oketch throws a jab when Brown was well out of range.
Brown throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Oketch. That's going to slow Brown down.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brown enables Oketch to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brown manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown pulls Oketch in close to his closed guard and prevents Oketch from doing any damage or advancing position.
Oketch stays in close to Brown's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to sweep here but Oketch controlling him for the moment.
Oketch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Oketch wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown looking to control but Oketch passes into half guard.
Brown slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Oketch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Oketch trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oketch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brown trying to control the position.
Brown wants to hit a switch here but Oketch passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Brown there!
Brown is squirming around, avoiding Oketch's attempts to control the action.
Oketch controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Oketch raining down shots from the mount!
Oketch jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Brown manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brown can't do much from the bottom here.
Oketch controls the position from side control.
Oketch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brown keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Oketch 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Oketch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown throws a leg kick but Oketch checks it.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Oketch's shoulder, as Oketch tries to avoid the shot.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oketch throws out the jab.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oketch misses the jab.
Brown throws a leg kick which misses Oketch's front leg but catches the back leg as Oketch tries to avoid it.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oketch needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brown tries to clinch there but Oketch circles away.
Brown tries to clinch up
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oketch misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oketch moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Oketch with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oketch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Oketch counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oketch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown wants to sweep here but Oketch controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brown looking for a guillotine here but Oketch defends easily.
Oketch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.
My spies in DJs Locker inform me that Oketch has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Brown keeping moving, preventing Oketch from controlling successfully.
Oketch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brown is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Oketch controls the pace.
Oketch trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Oketch trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oketch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Brown scores with a leg kick.
Oketch is looking to chop away at Brown's legs.
Oketch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oketch misses with a wild body shot.
Brown throws a quick counter kick to the body but Oketch avoids it.
Oketch cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Brown's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Oketch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Brown scrambles back to his feet.
Brown explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oketch lands a head kick. Brown smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Brown pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oketch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brown chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oketch can pounce on him.
Brown throws a body punch but Oketch moves out of range.
Brown lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oketch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oketch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown throws a hook but Oketch blocks it.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oketch.
Brown lands a front kick.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oketch replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Brown blocks it well.
Good work by Oketch as he checks the leg kick.
Brown scores with a kick to the body.
Brown bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Oketch. Brown shrugs it off though.
Oketch scores with a hook.
Oketch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Brown scores with a jab. Oketch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oketch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vincent Oketch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Oketch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Brown is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Oketch 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.
Brown misses with a leg kick.
Brown throws a low kick, looking for Oketch's leg but Oketch calmly moves out of range.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Oketch.
Brown misses with a looping left.
Oketch wants to counter with a clinch but Brown pushes him away.
Oketch throws a head kick that half lands.
Brown scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Oketch ducks down to avoid it.
Oketch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Brown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Oketch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Oketch misses.
Brown wants to clinch up but Oketch keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a body shot.
Oketch throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown is looking for a counter combo.
Brown attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Oketch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oketch will feel that in the morning.
Brown fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Oketch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Oketch moves out of range easily.
Brown connects with an inside leg kick.
Oketch throws a leg kick that misses.
Brown misses with a body punch
letting Oketch counter with a right hand.
Oketch gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brown to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Oketch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Oketch wants to sweep but no luck.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Oketch is on top in guard.
Oketch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown keeping full guard, as Oketch tries to pass.
Oketch forces his way into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown tries to roll over but Oketch keeps him under control.
Brown is not content to let Oketch control the position.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown wants to control but Oketch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oketch lands a nice short elbow.
Oketch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brown is looking to improve his position.
Oketch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Oketch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brown's head.
Oketch is figuring out what he wants to do next.
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.
Brown tries to roll over but Oketch keeps him under control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vincent Oketch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brown jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Brown scores with a hook.
Brown takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Oketch fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oketch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It appears Brown was looking to counter with a kick there.
Brown blocks the body kick.
Brown moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oketch takes a step back to recover.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Brown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oketch lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
Oketch has a takedown stuffed.
Oketch lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Vincent Oketch just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Oketch lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Brown keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Brown throws the left hand but Oketch avoids the punch easily.
Oketch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown scores with a nice strike.
Oketch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Brown checks it well.
Brown throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oketch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Brown.
Oketch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brown.
Brown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oketch. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Brown.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.
Oketch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown walks into a left hand.
Oketch shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Oketch digs a good hook to Brown's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oketch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Oketch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brown swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It seemed like Oketch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crunch! Brown slams his shin into Oketch's torso.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brown postures up.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown lands a couple of elbows.
Oketch keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Oketch lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Oketch trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oketch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Oketch from controlling successfully.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
Oketch wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Oketch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Brown working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown can't keep his opponent in guard - Oketch advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Oketch slows the pace down in half guard.
Oketch wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Brown is positioning himself well to prevent Oketch advancing to mount.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brown throws a big shot that misses.
Oketch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brown just misses with a punch to the body.
Oketch drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Oketch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Oketch looking to control.
Oketch has momentary wrist control but Brown slips an elbow through the middle.
Oketch is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Brown trying to control but Oketch is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Edward Brown will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Oketch cracks Brown with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oketch. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown blocks a jab.
Brown misses with a hook
and Oketch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A leg kick checked by Oketch.
Brown blocks a head kick by Oketch.
Brown blocks a jab.
Oketch lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brown will feel that in the morning.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown throws a body shot but no joy.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Oketch's knee but Oketch avoids it well.
Brown looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oketch tries a quick counter leg kick but Brown is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oketch scores with a decent looking hook.
Oketch slips a jab from Brown.
Oketch has a takedown stuffed.
Oketch looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Oketch misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to move into range but Oketch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Brown gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oketch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Oketch pushing down on Brown's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oketch in particular looking to stall.
Oketch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Edward Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Oketch.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Oketch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vincent Oketch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Oketch is working away from the top position though.
Brown is in trouble now - Oketch has advanced to mount!
Oketch controlling his opponent.
Oketch's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown wants to control but Oketch is having none of it.
Oketch landing shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oketch controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Oketch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oketch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:50
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Oketch!
Vincent Oketch is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Vincent Oketch thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liam McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edinger Nucleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness's entrance music is The Boys are Back by Dropkick Murphys. A fine choice. Liam McGuiness could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edinger Nucleus's chin.
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
15 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Liam McGuiness!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Edinger Nucleus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nucleus darts in and clinches McGuiness up against the cage.
McGuiness slowing the pace effectively.
Nucleus drags the fight down to the ground.
Nucleus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McGuiness defends well.
Nucleus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGuiness doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGuiness manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McGuiness has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McGuiness controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McGuiness defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuiness avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McGuiness controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nucleus pulls McGuiness in close to prevent any damage.
Nucleus lands an upkick as McGuiness stands over him.
Nucleus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nucleus looking for a guillotine here but McGuiness defends easily.
McGuiness looking to pass the guard.
Nucleus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nucleus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McGuiness manages to get himself to full guard.
Nucleus with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus trying to control but McGuiness is working from the bottom.
McGuiness on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGuiness tries to get out of the position.
Nucleus seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nucleus with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McGuiness looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McGuiness lands with a nice body punch.
Nucleus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuiness.
Nucleus throws a fast counter high kick but McGuiness manages to duck under it in time.
McGuiness lunges at Nucleus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nucleus's hand.
It looks like Edinger Nucleus has been cut.
Nucleus tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGuiness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nucleus misses with a wild body shot.
McGuiness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nucleus manages to avoid it.
Nucleus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
McGuiness manages to break the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nucleus lands a nice looking body kick.
Nucleus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGuiness if he has to take too many more of those.
McGuiness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nucleus manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edinger Nucleus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edinger Nucleus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nucleus drives through and clinches with McGuiness against the cage.
McGuiness blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nucleus misses with a knee strike.
McGuiness tries a body shot but Nucleus blocks it.
Nucleus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Nucleus.
Nucleus is leaning against McGuiness and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nucleus misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Nucleus.
Nucleus wants a takedown but no success here.
McGuiness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuiness lands a nice shot to the body.
McGuiness being controlled against the cage.
McGuiness throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGuiness has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus'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.
McGuiness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nucleus's elbow.
McGuiness misses with a punch to the body.
Nucleus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McGuiness misses with a body punch.
Nucleus drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nucleus jumps into guard, dragging McGuiness to the mat.
Nucleus controls McGuiness momentarily but McGuiness frees himself.
Nucleus working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGuiness doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGuiness manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus 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.
Nucleus is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McGuiness looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuiness trying to control but Nucleus is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus is looking for a triangle but McGuiness pushes his legs off easily.
Nucleus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Nucleus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nucleus escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McGuiness gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGuiness controlling from the top position.
McGuiness continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nucleus doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
McGuiness being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McGuiness misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McGuiness misses with a body shot.
Nucleus feints the counter takedown.
McGuiness misses with a wild body shot.
McGuiness takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
McGuiness scores with a nice strike.
Nucleus scores with a nice head shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nucleus swings for the body but McGuiness moves out of range.
Nucleus scores with a jab to the head.
McGuiness clinches up with Nucleus and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edinger Nucleus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Edinger Nucleus's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McGuiness scores with a body shot.
McGuiness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nucleus lands a nice looking body shot.
McGuiness swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nucleus counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for McGuiness!
McGuiness is looking for a sweep.
Nucleus trying to control the position but McGuiness is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucleus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness can't do much from the bottom here.
McGuiness is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Nucleus in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nucleus wants to control but McGuiness is keeping him busy.
McGuiness taking a bit of punishment here - Nucleus scoring with strikes.
McGuiness is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nucleus's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
McGuiness is refusing to be controlled, as Nucleus sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus throwing shots but McGuiness is blocking nicely.
Nucleus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nucleus is trying to control the action in half guard but McGuiness is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nucleus wants to work for an arm triangle but McGuiness is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Nucleus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McGuiness is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness tries to get to full guard but Nucleus has control of the leg.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nucleus. McGuiness does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuiness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nucleus was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuiness.
McGuiness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nucleus manages to avoid it.
Nucleus scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McGuiness moves into range and clinches up with Nucleus.
McGuiness displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nucleus up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Nucleus.
Nice body punch from McGuiness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucleus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nucleus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGuiness blocks it with crossed arms.
Nucleus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGuiness digs a right hand into Nucleus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nucleus's gas tank.
McGuiness has Nucleus pushed against the cage.
McGuiness lands with a right to the head.
McGuiness breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nucleus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McGuiness is fending him off so far but Nucleus persists. Nope, McGuiness circles away and we're back to standing.
McGuiness misses with a double jab.
Nucleus looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Nucleus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nucleus is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nucleus moves forwards but McGuiness connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nucleus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuiness cracks a nice hook into Nucleus's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Liam McGuiness did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Edinger Nucleus's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A clash of legs there as McGuiness blocks the low kick.
Edinger Nucleus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuiness moves out of range as Nucleus throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from McGuiness misses the target.
McGuiness lands a jab to the nose.
McGuiness takes a swing at Nucleus's ribcage but misses.
McGuiness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nucleus pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McGuiness swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nucleus avoids the body shot from McGuiness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuiness works over Nucleus's head and body with a nice combination.
Nucleus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Nucleus wants to pass the guard but McGuiness is keeping the position.
Nucleus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuiness looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nucleus is one step ahead there.
McGuiness keeping full guard, as Nucleus tries to pass.
Nucleus trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuiness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGuiness knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nucleus on the ground.
Nucleus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGuiness is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nucleus trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuiness is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGuiness being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
McGuiness is looking to wear down Nucleus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nucleus slips under a jab from McGuiness.
Nucleus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McGuiness moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A counter left hand to the body from McGuiness misses its target.
McGuiness scores with a body shot.
Nucleus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McGuiness defends well and Nucleus ends up having to push McGuiness into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nucleus is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McGuiness scores with a jab. Nucleus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGuiness tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nucleus was well out of range. Poor timing from McGuiness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nucleus. McGuiness does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness looks to land a body kick but Nucleus moved away.
Nucleus tries to counter with a clinch but McGuiness shakes him off and moves away.
Nucleus drives through and clinches with McGuiness against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Nucleus fails to land.
Nucleus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuiness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Nucleus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McGuiness lands a jab.
Nucleus misses with an uppercut. McGuiness saw that one coming.
McGuiness lands with a shot to the body.
McGuiness just misses with a punch to the body.
Nucleus with the counter takedown but McGuiness avoids it easily.
Liam McGuiness is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nucleus throws a leg kick but McGuiness sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGuiness throws a series of strikes that have Nucleus backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nucleus under the eye.
Nucleus is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuiness lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nucleus at a distance.
McGuiness with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nucleus shoots in but McGuiness avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McGuiness bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Edinger Nucleus's cut even more.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nucleus.
McGuiness stuns Nucleus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McGuiness avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGuiness just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam McGuiness had his way with Edinger Nucleus in that round.
The cut man is working on Edinger Nucleus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
McGuiness swings for the body but Nucleus moves out of range.
McGuiness checks a low kick from Nucleus.
Nucleus tries to clinch up.
McGuiness appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nucleus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nucleus throws a right and a left that McGuiness avoids nicely.
McGuiness appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGuiness takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGuiness cracks Nucleus with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McGuiness has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nucleus to stand back up!
Nucleus is still on wobbly legs! Can McGuiness finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nucleus checks a leg kick.
Nucleus closes the distance looking to clinch
and McGuiness counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nucleus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nucleus seems to have recovered his senses.
Nucleus is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
McGuiness swings for the body but Nucleus moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucleus throws the kick towards the body but McGuiness avoids it.
McGuiness throwing a counter right hand but Nucleus manages to avoid it.
Nucleus throws a low kick but it's checked well by McGuiness.
Nucleus slips a jab and a cross from McGuiness.
Nucleus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McGuiness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McGuiness tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nucleus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nucleus tries to counter by closing the distance.
Liam McGuiness is winning the standup battle so far.
McGuiness throws a sloppy body shot
and Nucleus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nucleus lands the left hand.
Nucleus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nucleus has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGuiness misses with a wild body shot.
Nucleus looks to score with a jab to the body but McGuiness is just out of range.
As Nucleus looks to move away, McGuiness throws a big counter combo but Nucleus just gets out of the way.
Nucleus throws a head kick that misses
and McGuiness counters with a crisp one two that drops Nucleus! McGuiness thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nucleus to his feet! Nucleus is in big trouble!
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!
Nucleus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McGuiness tries to break free but Nucleus pushes him back against the cage.
McGuiness just leaning against Nucleus, taking a breather.
Nucleus tries to pull guard but McGuiness holds him up against the cage and eventually Nucleus drops back down to his feet.
McGuiness wants to break the clinch but can't.
McGuiness lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McGuiness throws a punch but it's blocked by Nucleus.
McGuiness misses with a hook to the ribs.
Edinger Nucleus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGuiness breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness lands a right hook to the body.
A big right from Nucleus misses.
Nucleus misses with a series of wild punches.
Nucleus throws a body shot but no joy.
Nucleus just misses with a punch to the body.
Nucleus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nucleus lands a slapping body shot.
Nucleus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nucleus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuiness appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McGuiness drives through and clinches with Nucleus against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness tries to throw a body punch but Nucleus avoids it by throwing McGuiness back against the cage.
Nucleus prevents a body shot from McGuiness.
Nucleus jumps guard but McGuiness turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McGuiness tries to break the clinch but Nucleus is controlling the position.
Nucleus stalling the fight.
McGuiness tries to stall but Nucleus uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Nucleus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuinesss head.
McGuiness scores with a shot to the side of Nucleus's head.
McGuiness pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGuiness swings for the body but Nucleus moves out of range.
Nucleus scores with a spinning back kick!
McGuiness misses with a wild body shot.
McGuiness ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nucleus moves away.
McGuiness throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Liam McGuiness.
I think McGuiness has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 48:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Liam McGuiness!
Liam McGuiness retains his light heavyweight title!
Liam McGuiness was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humphrey Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grigol Pandahammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pandahammer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Heart - Alone. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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214 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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206 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Humphrey Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grigol Pandahammer!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker tries to clinch but Pandahammer moves away
and Pandahammer counters with a nice body shot.
Baker has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Aliens Only Spa in the buildup to the fight.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Baker.
Pandahammer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Baker is looking to score with low kicks.
Baker misses with a body punch
and Pandahammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baker misses with a left hand
and Pandahammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pandahammer moves out of range as Baker strikes.
Pandahammer throws a hook but Baker blocks it.
Baker lands with an overhand left.
Baker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Pandahammer misses the target.
Pandahammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good exchange - Pandahammer coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baker tried to score with a low kick but Pandahammer checks it.
Nice shot by Baker.
We've been informed that Pandahammer 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.
Pandahammer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandahammer connects with a leg kick. Baker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Baker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pandahammer momentarily.
Baker rushes Pandahammer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandahammer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pandahammer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pandahammer scores with a shoulder strike.
Baker blocks an uppercut.
Baker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pandahammers head.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pandahammer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baker closes the distance but Pandahammer moves to the side
and Pandahammer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pandahammer misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Baker throwing a counter right hand but Pandahammer manages to avoid it.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pandahammer moves away.
Pandahammer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Pandahammer.
Baker misses with a hook
and Pandahammer counters with a stiff right hand.
Pandahammer lands a lovely overhand right.
Baker scores with a hook.
Humphrey Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Baker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pandahammer checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pandahammer! But no joy.
Baker looks to score with a jab to the body but Pandahammer is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Baker tries to clinch
and Pandahammer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Baker looks for the body kick but Pandahammer saw that one coming.
Pandahammer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pandahammer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baker.
Baker misses with a series of wild punches.
Baker tries to clinch up.
Pandahammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pandahammer lands a glancing blow to the side of Baker's head.
Baker misses with an uppercut.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pandahammer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pandahammer throws out a counter right but Baker avoids it with no problem.
Baker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pandahammer counters with a nice right hand that sends Baker toppling to the canvas! Baker scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pandahammer finish him?!
Baker is rocked!
Baker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Pandahammer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Baker.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pandahammer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Baker avoids the body shot from Pandahammer.
Baker misses with a straight left.
Pandahammer throws out a counter right but Baker avoids it with no problem.
Pandahammer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pandahammer misses with a straight left.
Baker throwing a counter right hand but Pandahammer manages to avoid it.
Baker throws a poor cross that misses
and Pandahammer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baker drives through and clinches with Pandahammer against the cage.
Baker misses with a punch on the inside.
Pandahammer misses with the head strike.
Pandahammer can't find room to land a body shot as Baker controls the action.
Baker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pandahammer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pandahammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baker getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker throws a body punch but Pandahammer moves out of range.
Pandahammer is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Baker with a body shot.
Baker throws a looping overhand right but Pandahammer ducks down to avoid it.
Baker misses with a hook
and Pandahammer counters with a straight right hand.
Baker misses with the body kick
and Pandahammer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pandahammer slips a straight right by Baker.
Pandahammer tries a quick counter leg kick but Baker is wise to it.
Baker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Baker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pandahammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandahammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baker. That's going to slow Pandahammer down.
Pandahammer connects with a body shot that sends Baker's belly button to the back.
Baker misses with a body kick.
Baker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pandahammer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pandahammer ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Pandahammer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pandahammer cracks Baker with a good jab.
Oh Baker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Baker throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grigol Pandahammer will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Baker scores with a leg kick.
Baker seems to have got his legs back now.
Pandahammer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baker feints and then cracks Pandahammer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pandahammer down.
Good shot there by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Baker throws a leg kick that misses.
Baker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baker connects with a single shot there.
Baker lands a right hook to the body.
Baker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pandahammer.
Baker stuns Pandahammer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pandahammer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baker scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pandahammer.
Pandahammer throws a lazy right hand but Baker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baker thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pandahammer if he has to take too many more of those.
Pandahammer looks to throw the jab but Baker is out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Baker. That's going to slow Pandahammer down.
A jab from Baker misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker throws a push kick but Pandahammer slaps the foot to one side.
Pandahammer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pandahammer.
Pandahammer walks into a jab.
Pandahammer looks to score with a jab to the body but Baker is just out of range.
Baker is looking to counter with a body kick.
Baker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pandahammer is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pandahammer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Baker looks to land a left hand but Pandahammer moved out of range nicely.
Baker connects with the punch.
Baker thows a leg kick but Pandahammer checks it
letting Pandahammer counter with a right hand.
Baker avoids a kick to the body.
Baker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pandahammer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandahammer scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pandahammer lands a nice hook to Baker's body. Baker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Baker misses the target.
Pandahammer throws a leg kick which misses Baker's front leg but catches the back leg as Baker tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandahammer blocks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baker.
Nice cross by Baker.
Grigol Pandahammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pandahammer walks into a stiff left hand from Baker.
A punch combination from Baker misses.
Jab, jab by Baker - just one landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Baker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pandahammer. Pandahammer obviously looking to wear him down.
Baker connects with a nice looking jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Baker blocks the leg kick.
Pandahammer walks into a left hand.
Baker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Baker throws a leg kick but Pandahammer checks it.
Baker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pandahammer connects with a nice looking jab.
Baker lands with an uppercut that bounces Pandahammer off the cage and back into range.
A lazy left from Baker finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker cracks Pandahammer with a good jab.
The fighters circling - Baker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandahammer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Baker just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker looks to clinch
and Pandahammer counters with a nice right hand that sends Baker toppling to the canvas! Baker scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pandahammer finish him?!
Baker misses with a looping left.
Pandahammer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pandahammer misses with a hook.
Baker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pandahammer.
Pandahammer checks a low kick from Baker.
Baker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pandahammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pandahammer misses with a body shot.
Pandahammer works Baker's body with a nice hook.
Pandahammer avoids a kick to the body.
Pandahammer was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pandahammer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Baker takes one to the side of the head.
Baker misses with a hook. Pandahammer ducked under it nicely.
Pandahammer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker blocks the body kick.
Pandahammer tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pandahammer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Baker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pandahammer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pandahammer has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Baker misses with a leg kick
and Pandahammer counters with a nice right hand that sends Baker toppling to the canvas! Baker scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Pandahammer finish him?!
Pandahammer throws an overhand right that lands on Baker's shoulder, as Baker tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Baker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pandahammer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pandahammer scrambles back to his feet.
Baker tries to land a body kick
and Pandahammer counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grigol Pandahammer!
Grigol Pandahammer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Humphrey Baker spoke after the fight, saying 'If I cant kick ur ass...my momma can !'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remi Highjack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Highjack has chosen The Outsider - A Perfect Circle as his entrance music. Remi Highjack has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tim Smith's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Remi Highjack!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Highjack thows a left - swing and a miss!
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Highjack misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Smith misses
and Highjack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Highjack to counter with a crisp jab.
Highjack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith misses with a low kick as Highjack jumps back.
Highjack lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Highjack.
Highjack on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Highjack connects with a single shot there.
Highjack drops Smith with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Smith looks back up at him and smiles so Highjack waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Smith is rocked!
It looks like Tim Smith has been cut.
Highjack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Highjack drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Remi Highjack!
Remi Highjack looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I told you son, I told you not to underestimate me. I hit hard son, I go hard son while you going home son.'.
Tim Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'The Ref is an idiot and should never work another match'.
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