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OFC 255: Trail vs Bin PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kim Chow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kim Chow has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kim Chow seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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162 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow wants to clinch.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chow struggling a bit here.
Chow tries to improve position but can't.
Chow is working hard here to advance position.
Chow is not content to let Seven Nine Zero Four Two control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Chow to see if he's OK.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Chow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Chow's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to control the position but Chow is working away.
Chow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chow looks to move to half guard but instead Seven Nine Zero Four Two has passed into mount! Damn!
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chow slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chow keeps working.
Chow moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow has control of Seven Nine Zero Four Two's left arm, preventing Seven Nine Zero Four Two from doing any damage.
Chow trying to keep a closed guard but Seven Nine Zero Four Two is proving a slippery customer.
Chow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chow is keeping the position for now.
Chow avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to control the position from guard on top but Chow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two slips nicely into half guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two passes the guard and advances to mount!
Chow is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two landing strikes from the mount and Chow is in trouble!
Chow is wriggling around trying to escape.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chow manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to control the action but Chow is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chow is trying to get back to full guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to pass the guard but Chow defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chow!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seven Nine Zero Four Two working for a guillotine from mount but Chow is in no mood to give up.
Chow keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Chow wants to clinch.
And Seven Nine Zero Four Two tries to counter it with a takedown but Chow pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chow tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Seven Nine Zero Four Two counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chow pulls Seven Nine Zero Four Two in to control the position.
Chow trying to control the position.
Chow keeping moving, preventing Seven Nine Zero Four Two from controlling successfully.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seven Nine Zero Four Two is one step ahead there.
Chow looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chow is on top in guard.
Chow controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two keeping moving, preventing Chow from controlling successfully.
Chow is fighting to break Seven Nine Zero Four Two's control of his arms but Seven Nine Zero Four Two is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two wants to sweep here but Chow controlling him for the moment.
Chow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seven Nine Zero Four Two has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chow has managed to get both his arms back between Seven Nine Zero Four Two's legs - danger averted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two 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.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Chow escapes and throws Seven Nine Zero Four Two's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Chow trying to control the position but Seven Nine Zero Four Two is working away.
Chow controls the position.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two tries to improve position but can't.
Chow wants to control for a moment but Seven Nine Zero Four Two uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Chow looking to pass the guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Chow is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chow trying to control but Seven Nine Zero Four Two is working from the bottom.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two keeping full guard, as Chow tries to pass.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chow manages to get himself to full guard.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two trying to control but Chow is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Seven Nine Zero Four Two jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Chow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Seven Nine Zero Four Two. No joy for Chow on that attempt.
Chow dives in and grabs Seven Nine Zero Four Two's left leg, looking for a takedown. Seven Nine Zero Four Two pushes down on Chow's head and hops out.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chow doesn't manage to clinch there - Seven Nine Zero Four Two circles away.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is looking to score with low kicks.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chow is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two throws a right hand that Chow ducks under and follows up with a left that Chow also avoids with ease.
Chow has Seven Nine Zero Four Two up against the cage in a clinch.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two jumps guard but Chow stands there with Seven Nine Zero Four Two around his waist. Seven Nine Zero Four Two gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is trying to maintain a safe position but Chow gets an underhook and turns Seven Nine Zero Four Two into the cage.
Chow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Seven Nine Zero Four Two is trying to defend but Chow finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chow trying to control the pace.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two regains full guard. Nicely done.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two can't keep his opponent in guard - Chow advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Chow wants to pass to mount but Seven Nine Zero Four Two is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is pressing down on Chow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chow trying to control but Seven Nine Zero Four Two is working from the bottom.
Chow slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is trying to control Chow's posture but Chow avoids it.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Chow off and has taken his back!
Seven Nine Zero Four Two scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chow looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is hanging on to Chow's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Seven Nine Zero Four Two controlling the positon.
Chow trying to control the hands but Seven Nine Zero Four Two breaks the grip.
Chow controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Chow!
Chow trying to control the action but Seven Nine Zero Four Two just sinks the hooks in.
Chow is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Seven Nine Zero Four Two is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow tries to roll but Seven Nine Zero Four Two sticks to his back.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two scores with strikes from the back.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two working for a choke but Chow is defending well.
Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chow is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seven Nine Zero Four Two has the hooks in. Chow is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that's the end of the fight!
Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seven Nine Zero Four Two winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two!
Inmate Seven Nine Zero Four Two decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Tupper V (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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208 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent 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
26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hans Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Tupper V!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thor connects with a high kick.
It looks like Bobby Tupper V has been cut.
Thor throws a hook but Tupper V blocks it.
Tupper V steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Thor.
Tupper V throws a right and a left that Thor avoids nicely.
Thor lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Thor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tupper V.
A punch lands to the side of Thor 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tupper V takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thor dodges the punch combination from Tupper V.
Thor missing with a left hand there. Tupper V was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Thor coming out on top.
Tupper V looks to land a combination but Thor avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tupper V ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper V throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thor swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tupper V misses with a few strikes there.
Thor was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thor scores with a jab.
Hans Thor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thor throws a shot from downtown. Tupper V moves away and avoids it.
Thor misses with a left hand
and Tupper V counters with a three punch combo that has Thor backing up. Thor nods at Tupper V to acknowledge the strikes.
Tupper V steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thor.
Thor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tupper V looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Thor!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tupper V stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tupper V shoots for a takedown but Thor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hans Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tupper V slips a jab and a cross from Thor.
Tupper V throws a low kick, looking for Thor's leg but Thor calmly moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V gets a double leg takedown into Thor's guard.
Tupper V drops back, looking for a kneebar! Thor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Thor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Thor!
Thor controlling from side mount.
Tupper V is trying to get back to half guard.
Tupper V is not content to let Thor control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor working away.
Thor moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Thor prevents Tupper V from escaping the position.
Tupper V struggling a bit here.
Thor taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tupper V tries to improve position but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Thor swings around for an armbar but Tupper V sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Thor's guard.
Tupper V trying to stand up but can't free himself from Thor's guard.
Thor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tupper V is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thor is keen to just control but Tupper V is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Hans Thor will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bobby Tupper V's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tupper V takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tupper V walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tupper V counters with a one-two to the body.
Tupper V shoots for a double leg takedown but Thor sprawls well. He's pushed Tupper V's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Thor wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tupper V shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thor sprawls well. Thor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tupper V gets slowly back to his feet.
Tupper V thows a leg kick but Thor checks it
and Thor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tupper V falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper V looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tupper V with a poor takedown
and Thor counters with a leg kick.
Hans Thor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Tupper V.
Tupper V avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupper V on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tupper V takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tupper V shoots and misses
and Thor lands a stunning uppercut that sends Tupper V to the mat!
Tupper V is rocked!
Thor takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tupper V is still in real trouble! Can Thor finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We've been hearing good reports from Thor's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bobby Tupper V has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tupper V seems to have recovered his senses.
Tupper V is trying is best to control the position here.
Thor controlling the pace.
Tupper V has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Thor is on him like a limpet, forcing Tupper V back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V is trying to break the clinch but Thor has him pressed against the cage.
Tupper V tries to land knees in the clinch but Thor avoids the damage to the body.
Tupper V is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thor to keep the fight standing.
Thor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tupper V gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thor.
Oooh a lovely combination from Thor sends Tupper V down but not out. Thor dives into side control looking to finish.
Tupper V is trying to improve his position.
Tupper V tries to escape but Thor is in control.
Tupper V is looking for a sweep.
Thor wants to control for a moment but Tupper V uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V tries to get to full guard but Thor has control of the leg.
Tupper V is looking to escape.
Thor decides to stand up.
Tupper V looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thor throws a wild body kick that Tupper V sees coming a mile off.
Tupper V loads up on a big right hand but Thor slips the punch.
Tupper V lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thor circles away quickly and effectively.
Thor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tupper V swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupper V keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thor looks to throw the jab but Tupper V is out of range.
Thor throws a lazy right hand but Tupper V sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tupper V throws out a counter right but Thor avoids it with no problem.
Thor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thor throws a front kick that sends Tupper V stumbling back into the cage.
Bobby Tupper V is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tupper V misses with a hook
and Thor counters with a straight right hand.
Tupper V misses with a double jab
and Thor makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Tupper V really felt that one!
Tupper V is breathing heavily.
Thor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tupper V has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Thor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Tupper V's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tupper V jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thor misses with a shot to the body
and Tupper V counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thor misses the body punch
and Tupper V counters with a straight right hand.
Thor lands with a shot to the body.
Thor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tupper V.
Tupper V throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tupper V falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thor counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupper V keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thor.
Thor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tupper V's sensitive parts.
Thor throws a front kick aimed at Tupper V's knee but Tupper V avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tupper V looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tupper V.
Tupper V drives through with a takedown into Thor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Thor has a closed guard, preventing Tupper V from standing up.
Tupper V gets to his feet. Thor looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Thor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tupper V can do to turn this around?
Tupper V tries for a takedown but Thor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thor connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor misses with a right hand
and Tupper V counters with a one-two to the body.
Thor lands a nice hook to Tupper V's body. Tupper V takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tupper V takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tupper V swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thor counters with a straight right hand.
Thor looks to land a left hand but Tupper V moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Tupper V was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tupper V or perhaps it was just good defense by Thor, which made it look bad.
Thor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tupper V's hands.
Thor cracks Tupper V with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hans Thor is winning the standup battle so far.
Tupper V fails to land with a series of punches.
Thor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tupper V's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor is looking to slow Tupper V down with leg kicks.
Good shot there by Thor.
Thor throws a powerful right kick. Tupper V tried to block low but the kick was high! Tupper V was taken right off of his feet! Thor jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hans Thor!
Hans Thor 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between AC Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Seyedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slater's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stop What Ya Doin. Seyedi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hypnotize- Biggie smalls kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AC Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Seyedi!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seyedi.
Slater stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seyedi.
Slater throws a hook but Seyedi blocks it.
Ali Seyedi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seyedi scores with a hook to the body. Slater takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Slater doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seyedi lands a jab to Slater's midsection.
A good leg kick by Seyedi.
Seyedi throws a body punch but Slater moves out of range.
Slater connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Seyedi's hands.
Slater connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice cross by Seyedi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seyedi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Slater is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the liver by Slater. Beautiful body shot.
Slater scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slater on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Seyedi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Slaters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Seyedi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Slater manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Slater on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seyedi tries to work over Slater's front leg with a kick but Slater checks it.
Seyedi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Slater rather than just go for the knockout.
Slater needs to keep his hands up - Seyedi had a free shot at his head there.
Seyedi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Slater loads up on a big right hand but Seyedi slips the punch.
Slater throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seyedi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slater changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Seyedi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Slater lands a nice forearm strike.
Seyedi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Slater misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Slater wants to lay and pray for a moment but Seyedi keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seyedi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Slater.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seyedi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Seyedi will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Slater is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Seyedi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Seyedi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Slater is looking to take a break and control but Seyedi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Seyedi trying to remain calm as Slater controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seyedi is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Slater is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Seyedi is squirming around, avoiding Slater's attempts to control the action.
Seyedi sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Seyedi is not content to let Slater control the position.
Slater slows the pace down in half guard.
Seyedi tries to roll over but Slater keeps him under control.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Slater misses with a head shot. Seyedi uses the momentum to regain guard.
Slater working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Slater works over Seyedi with some ground and pound from guard.
Seyedi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Slater throwing strikes but missing.
Seyedi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slater is looking to work some ground and pound but Seyedi has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that AC Slater will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Seyedi throws a solid leg kick but Slater takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Seyedi.
Slater gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Seyedi counters with a left to the body.
Seyedi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Seyedi cracks Slater with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seyedi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick by Seyedi misses
and Slater counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Seyedi!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slater sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Seyedi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Seyedi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Slater wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slater tries to score with some ground and pound. Seyedi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Seyedi looks to move to half guard but instead Slater has passed into mount! Damn!
Slater wants to control the pace but Seyedi is squirming around nicely.
Slater landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater with the ground and pound from mount.
Slater landing strikes from the mount.
AC Slater overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slater has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Seyedi's face.
Slater unloads with some shots from mount but Seyedi bucks and avoids them well.
Slater avoids the attempt from Seyedi to control.
Slater wants to control the pace but Seyedi is squirming around nicely.
Slater controlling from the full mount.
Slater landing strikes from the mount and Seyedi is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slater avoids the attempt from Seyedi to control.
Slater postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Seyedi looks a forlorn figure.
Slater trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Slater throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Slater unloading with bombs!
Slater lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Seyedi is looking to improve his position but Slater isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater scoring with strikes but Seyedi is staying in there.
The referee warns Seyedi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Slater cracks Seyedi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Seyedi is rocked!
Slater is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Seyedi goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Slater!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). AC Slater!
A less than humble AC Slater misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iko Morrowind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noam Chomsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrowind's entrance music is The Foggy Dew. A fine choice. Chomsky has chosen System Of A Down BYOB as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iko Morrowind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Noam Chomsky!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Chomsky misses
enabling Morrowind to counter with a crisp jab.
Morrowind cracks Chomsky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morrowind throws out a loose jab but Chomsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morrowind throws a looping overhand right but Chomsky ducks down to avoid it.
Morrowind throws the left hand but Chomsky avoids the punch easily.
Morrowind swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Chomsky was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrowind lands with a hook. Chomsky tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chomsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chomsky defending well as Morrowind loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Morrowind.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morrowind. Chomsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chomsky tries for a takedown but Morrowind sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Danga de danga de dang - Morrowind scores with a four punch combination!
Morrowind on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chomsky. Chomsky obviously looking to wear him down.
Iko Morrowind is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrowind throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chomsky throws a hook but Morrowind avoids it easily.
Morrowind throws a jab when Chomsky was well out of range.
A jab from Morrowind does it's job there.
Chomsky looks for a takedown but Morrowind sprawls well.
Chomsky throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Chomsky misses the target.
Chomsky takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Chomsky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chomsky throws a head kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Morrowind misses the target.
Morrowind throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chomsky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Good exchange - Morrowind coming out on top.
Good work by Morrowind as he checks the leg kick.
Morrowind defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chomsky.
Iko Morrowind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noam Chomsky.
Chomsky is looking to chop away at Morrowind's legs.
Morrowind smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Chomsky.
Chomsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morrowind.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Morrowind checks a leg kick.
Chomsky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chomsky slips a straight right by Morrowind.
Morrowind lands with a nice body punch.
Chomsky gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Morrowind counters with a straight right hand.
Morrowind throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Chomsky counter with a right hand.
Morrowind jabs Chomsky to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Morrowind swings for the body but Chomsky moves out of range.
Chomsky tries to counter by closing the distance.
Chomsky throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Morrowind counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chomsky throws a solid leg kick but Morrowind takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chomsky.
Morrowind connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chomsky. Chomsky circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chomsky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morrowind to score with a decent uppercut.
Chomsky fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Morrowind is out of range.
Morrowind appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Morrowind lands with a good body shot.
Chomsky misses with a looping left.
It looked like Morrowind wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Morrowind misses with a hook
and Chomsky counters with a straight right hand.
Morrowind punishes Chomsky's body with a nice straight punch.
Morrowind drops Chomsky with a beautiful combination! Chomsky stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Morrowind is looking for the KO!
Chomsky is rocked!
Morrowind plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Chomsky to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Chomsky just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Iko Morrowind!
A very excited looking Iko Morrowind made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Noam Chomsky stepped up to the mic, saying 'If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Wrexham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bull comes into the arena with Rage blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clubber Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Wrexham !
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wrexham throws a lazy right hand but Bull sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wrexham looks to land a left hand but Bull moved out of range nicely.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrexham scores with a one two! Bull had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wrexham looks to land a right hand but Bull moved out of range.
Wrexham tries to close the distance and clinch but Bull swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Bull wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wrexham fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wrexham jabs Bull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bull seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wrexham misses with a two punch combination.
Wrexham misses with a hook.
Bull is looking to counter punch.
Wrexham lands a nice shot that snaps Bull's head back.
Bull walks into a straight right hand from Wrexham .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wrexham misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wrexham .
Bull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wrexham sizes up Bull with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wrexham jabs Bull to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wrexham misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bull counter with a right hand.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Bull moves out of range.
Wrexham throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bull sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bull throwing a counter right hand but Wrexham manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wrexham darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bull on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wrexham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bull.
Bull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wrexham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham wants to clinch.
Bull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wrexham jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Wrexham misses.
Wrexham lands with a good body shot.
Wrexham 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bull under the eye.
Wrexham is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tyler Wrexham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wrexham moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wrexham looks to land a left hand but Bull moved out of range nicely.
Bull was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bull on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham misses the shot to the body.
Wrexham throws a shot to the body.
Wrexham throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bull on the side of the head.
Wrexham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bull walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wrexham .
Wrexham takes a swing at Bull's ribcage but misses.
Wrexham moves in looking to clinch but Bull pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Bull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Wrexham misses its intended target.
Wrexham scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wrexham swings for the body but Bull moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target.
Bull takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Wrexham as Bull shoots in.
Jab by Wrexham .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull staying out of range there.
The crowd cheers as Wrexham lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bull doesn't seem phased though.
Wrexham throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Wrexham wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target.
Wrexham is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bull had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wrexham throws a shot from downtown. Bull moves away and avoids it.
Wrexham lands a nice looking body shot.
Wrexham throws out a loose jab but Bull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bull throwing a counter right hand but Wrexham manages to avoid it.
Bull circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wrexham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wrexham dominated that round.
That's time! Bull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot lands for Wrexham .
Bull takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wrexham throws a right and a left that Bull avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Bull misses the target.
Wrexham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wrexham scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bull doesn't seem bothered though.
Wrexham throws a body punch but Bull moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bull avoids the body shot from Wrexham .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrexham misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wrexham bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wrexham lands a really nice looking cross but Bull seems unphased.
Tyler Wrexham seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrexham .
A little feinted left hand from Bull on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrexham misses with a wild body shot.
Wrexham lands a right hook to the body.
Wrexham scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wrexham bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bull's head.
Bull dodges the punch combination from Wrexham .
Wrexham throws a series of punches but Bull moves out of range.
Bull swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrexham throws a right hand that misses
and Wrexham takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bull.
Wrexham felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrexham is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wrexham takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bull postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Wrexham is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bull throws a strike aimed at the side of Wrexham 's head but Wrexham avoids it well.
Wrexham pushes Bull away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Bull gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Wrexham is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bull throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wrexham on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wrexham takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bull in side control, throwing shots but Wrexham defends.
Bull sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wrexham is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrexham is trying to get back to his feet.
Bull creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wrexham takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bull lands a few punches from side control.
Bull prevents Wrexham from escaping the position.
Wrexham takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bull landing strikes.
Bull working the ground and pound but Wrexham is defending the strikes.
Bull tries to score with some ground and pound. Wrexham controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wrexham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bull. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bull connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wrexham some visible discomfort.
Bull scoring with punches from side control.
Wrexham taking a bit of punishment here - Bull scoring with strikes.
Wrexham wants to get back to his feet but Bull drags him back down.
The strikes coming from Bull are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wrexham parries the strikes from Bull easily there. Bull is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wrexham to escape.
Wrexham is trying to buck Bull off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull is putting a hurting on Wrexham here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bull creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Wrexham sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Wrexham is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bull has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull landing strikes.
Bull scores with punches from side control.
Bull is chipping away with strikes.
Wrexham is rocked!
Bull lands a strong strike to the head of Wrexham . That's dazed him! Bull looking to finish here. Wrexham is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Bull lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clubber Bull!
After the fight, Clubber Bull was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mehmet Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has chosen Top of the World - By: Rascalz ft. Barrington Levy & K-OS as his entrance music. Mehmet Muhammad could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Solomon Wilson's chin.
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185 lbs
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20
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mehmet Muhammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Solomon Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhammad tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Muhammad as he avoids it easily.
Muhammad is looking to counter the offense by Wilson and move into the clinch.
Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Solomon Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muhammad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Muhammad moved out of range.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Muhammad saw that one coming.
Muhammad is looking to counter the offense by Wilson and move into the clinch.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson throws a low kick but Muhammad moves out of range easily.
Muhammad throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Wilson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Muhammad counters by moving into the clinch.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muhammad lands with a left to the head.
Muhammad lands a body shot.
Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Muhammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Muhammad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Muhammad is fending him off so far but Wilson persists. Nope, Muhammad circles away and we're back to standing.
Muhammad throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson throws a lazy uppercut
and Wilson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Muhammad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wilson is rocked!
Mehmet Muhammad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Solomon Wilson.
Muhammad grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Wilson takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Muhammad cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mehmet Muhammad!
Mehmet Muhammad decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Knuckles OToole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Vegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knuckles OToole has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Knuckles OToole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Vegas!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vegas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by OToole.
Vegas misses with a straight right.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Vegas makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from OToole.
We've been informed that Vegas 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.
OToole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vegas lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Vegas.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vegas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vegas misses with a punch on the inside.
OToole swings wildly with an uppercut but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
OToole tries a body shot but Vegas blocks it.
OToole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vegas avoids it.
OToole misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OToole.
Vegas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas blocks an elbow strike from OToole.
Vegas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OToole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
OToole misses with some punches.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
Vegas avoids the elbow strike from OToole, against the cage.
OToole misses with an elbow over the top.
Vegas blocking some punches.
OToole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
OToole scores with a hook to the body.
Vegas tries to throw a body punch but OToole avoids it by throwing Vegas back against the cage.
OToole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
OToole working aggressively here.
Vegas has a couple of punches blocked by OToole.
OToole looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Vegas tries to throw a body punch but OToole avoids it by throwing Vegas back against the cage.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
OToole lands a shoulder strike.
Vegas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vegas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OToole misses with a punch on the inside.
OToole misses with the head strike.
Vegas lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down OToole.
OToole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OToole lands with a short shot to the head.
OToole throws a head punch that misses.
Vegas blocking some punches.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
OToole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OToole swings wildly with an uppercut but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OToole working aggressively here.
OToole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Vegas.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.
OToole prevents a body shot from Vegas.
I was talking to OToole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vegas is leaning against OToole and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Vegas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vegas lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vegas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vegas lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vegas lands a right hand.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
Vegas misses with a hook to the ribs.
OToole lands a right hand.
OToole misses with a hook from the clinch.
OToole stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Vegas.
A nice left hand lands by OToole.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
OToole lands a shot to the body.
OToole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from OToole.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for OToole.
OToole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vegas lands with a left to the head.
Vegas throws a punch but it's blocked by OToole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OToole misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OToole.
OToole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas blocking some punches.
OToole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vegas can't find room to land a body shot as OToole controls the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
OToole misses with a body punch.
OToole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OToole prevents a body shot from Vegas.
Vegas prevents a body shot from OToole.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
OToole takes a shot to the head.
Vegas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
OToole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vegas scores with a shot to the side of OToole's head.
It looks like Knuckles OToole has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vegas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vegas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Johnny Vegas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Knuckles OToole's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vegas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OToole manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
OToole closes the distance and pushes Vegas back into the cage.
OToole throws a head punch that misses.
OToole lands a body shot in the clinch.
OToole prevents a body shot from Vegas.
OToole lands a body punch.
OToole lands a shot to the body.
OToole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
OToole struggles to land a body shot inside as Vegas controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vegas.
OToole misses with the head strike.
OToole prevents a body shot from Vegas.
Vegas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vegas misses with a body punch.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OToole tries to work over Vegas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OToole.
Johnny Vegas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vegas misses with a body punch.
Vegas takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Johnny Vegas has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vegas struggles to land a body shot inside as OToole controls his hands.
Vegas tries to throw a body punch but OToole avoids it by throwing Vegas back against the cage.
Vegas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OToole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OToole tries a body shot but Vegas blocks it.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OToole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OToole misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by OToole.
Vegas lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
OToole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
OToole lands a nice uppercut.
Vegas pushes OToole back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
OToole misses with the head strike.
Vegas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of OToole backwards.
Vegas tries a body shot but OToole blocks it.
Vegas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vegas in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
OToole tries a body shot but Vegas blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by OToole.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OToole has a couple of punches blocked by Vegas.
OToole lands a nice shot to the body.
Vegas tries to work over OToole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
OToole lands a right hand.
Vegas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vegas cracks OToole with a nice body shot.
Vegas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of OTooles head.
With the fighters up against the cage, OToole throws an elbow but misses.
OToole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vegas has a couple of punches blocked by OToole.
OToole tries to land knees in the clinch but Vegas avoids the damage to the body.
Vegas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
OToole scores with a nice hook to the head.
OToole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Vegas.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vegas misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OToole has a couple of punches blocked by Vegas.
Vegas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OToole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Vegas - that landed with a thud.
Vegas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
OToole misses with a punch on the inside.
Vegas misses with some punches.
Vegas managing to block the knees to the body from OToole.
OToole misses with a hook to the ribs.
OToole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
Vegas misses with the head strike.
Vegas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OToole.
OToole misses with a punch to the body.
OToole cracks Vegas with a nice body shot.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
OToole blocks a body shot from Vegas.
Vegas lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OToole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vegas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vegas has a couple of punches blocked by OToole.
OToole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas swings wildly with an uppercut but OToole uses good head movement to avoid it.
OToole misses with a punch on the inside.
OToole lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from OToole fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
OToole lands a hook that snaps the head of Vegas backwards.
OToole misses with a punch on the inside.
OToole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
OToole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
OToole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
OToole throws an elbow but it misses.
OToole misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Vegas scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knuckles OToole dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
OToole uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vegas.
Vegas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. OToole sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from OToole does it's job there.
Vegas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vegas missing with a left hand there. OToole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from OToole.
A countering left hand to the body from Vegas misses.
Vegas lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
OToole gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Vegas to counter with a crisp jab.
OToole pushes Vegas up against the cage in a clinch.
Vegas tries a body shot but OToole blocks it.
Vegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OToole's elbow.
Vegas managing to block the knees to the body from OToole.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.
Vegas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OToole takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vegas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OToole misses with a punch to the body.
Vegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OToole's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Vegas as the two fighters clinch.
OToole throws an elbow that misses.
OToole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vegas struggles to land a body shot inside as OToole controls his hands.
Vegas tries a body shot but OToole blocks it.
OToole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
OToole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vegas's elbow.
OToole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas cracks OToole with a nice body shot.
OToole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vegas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
OToole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vegas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vegas misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vegas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt OToole or not.
Vegas misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegas misses with a hook to the ribs.
OToole blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vegas is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Vegas misses with some punches.
Vegas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with OToole's elbow.
Vegas misses with the head strike.
Vegas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vegas prevents a body shot from OToole.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vegas.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OToole.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from OToole.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for OToole.
Vegas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
OToole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
OToole cracks Vegas with a nice body shot.
OToole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vegas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vegas lands a body shot.
Vegas prevents a body shot from OToole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Vegas fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from OToole.
OToole tries to work over Vegas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from OToole.
Vegas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OToole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vegas lands with a right to the head.
Vegas tries a body shot but OToole blocks it.
Vegas has a couple of punches blocked by OToole.
OToole misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by OToole.
Vegas misses with a short punch on the inside.
OToole misses with a short punch on the inside.
OToole throws a punch but it's blocked by Vegas.
OToole misses with a hook from the clinch.
OToole scores with a shoulder strike.
Vegas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vegas lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OToole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vegas struggles to land a body shot inside as OToole controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Vegas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vegas throws a head punch that misses.
Vegas tries to work over OToole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vegas struggles to land a body shot inside as OToole controls his hands.
OToole is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vegas is defending well for now.
Vegas misses with the head strike.
OToole swings wildly with an uppercut but Vegas uses good head movement to avoid it.
OToole misses with a body punch.
OToole tries to throw a body punch but Vegas avoids it by throwing OToole back against the cage.
Vegas can't find room to land a body shot as OToole controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from OToole.
A short right from Vegas.
A short right from Vegas on the inside.
OToole tries to work over Vegas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Vegas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Vegas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vegas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Vegas!
After winning the bout, Johnny Vegas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Knuckles OToole spoke after the fight, saying 'What happened? I thought I was winning :('.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Corozzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Halo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Halo's choice of entrance music: Motorhead - The King Of Kings. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salvatore Corozzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Arthur Halo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corozzo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halo is able to avoid easily.
Corozzo lands with an uppercut that bounces Halo off the cage and back into range.
Halo shoots for a double leg takedown but Corozzo sprawls well. He's pushed Halo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Corozzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Halo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Corozzo defends well and Halo ends up having to push Corozzo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Corozzo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Corozzo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Halo under the eye.
Halo lunges at Corozzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Corozzo's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo misses with a takedown
and Corozzo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Salvatore Corozzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Corozzo.
Corozzo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Halo.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Good leg kick by Corozzo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Corozzo gets caught flat footed, as Halo shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corozzo keeping full guard, as Halo tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Halo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Halo throws a big elbow that misses.
Corozzo is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Halo throws a strike but Corozzo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Corozzo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Halo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Corozzo has managed to get both his arms back between Halo's legs - danger averted.
Corozzo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Corozzo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Halo has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Corozzo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Halo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halo is trying to get back to half guard.
Corozzo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Halo is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Corozzo is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Halo's shoulder. That is not cool.
Halo is looking to regain half guard here but Corozzo keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corozzo controlling from side mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Corozzo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Corozzo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corozzo. Halo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Halo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick by Halo misses
letting Corozzo counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Corozzo.
Corozzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Halo.
And Halo tries to counter it with a takedown but Corozzo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Corozzo throws a low kick but Halo avoids it.
Halo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halo connects with a high kick.
Halo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Halo shoots in looking for a takedown. Corozzo tries to sprawl out of it but Halo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Corozzo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Halo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corozzo is looking to counter with head kicks.
Halo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corozzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Halo.
Corozzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Halo is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salvatore Corozzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Halo.
Halo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Corozzo counters with a head kick.
Corozzo stuffs the takedown attempt from Halo. Halo gets slowly back to his feet.
Corozzo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A low kick from Corozzo misses
so Halo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Corozzo wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corozzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arthur Halo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halo misses with a head kick.
Corozzo works Halo's body with a nice hook.
Corozzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Halo can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Halo is defended easily by Corozzo.
Corozzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halo.
Corozzo cracks Halo with an open hand slap.
Halo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halo misses with a right hand
and Corozzo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Corozzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Halo in the body.
Corozzo is looking to wear down Halo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Corozzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Corozzo was covering up waiting for the punch and Halo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Corozzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Halo is one step ahead there.
Corozzo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Corozzo is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salvatore Corozzo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A combination from Halo does no damage.
Corozzo throws a right and a left that Halo avoids nicely.
Halo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Corozzo counters with a two punch combo.
Halo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Corozzo as he jumps to the side.
Halo misses with a takedown
and Corozzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halo looks for a takedown but Corozzo sprawls well.
Salvatore Corozzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Halo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corozzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Halo manages to avoid it.
Corozzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Halo was well out of range. Poor timing from Corozzo.
Halo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Halo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Corozzo wants to get back to full guard.
Halo trying to mount his opponent but Corozzo defends it.
Corozzo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Halo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Halo's back!
Halo wants to escape the position.
Salvatore Corozzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Corozzo has good solid back control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halo staying busy and making it hard for Corozzo to control.
Corozzo biding his time, controlling Halo.
Halo staying busy and making it hard for Corozzo to control.
Corozzo is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corozzo has the hooks in. Halo is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
I would not like to be Halo right 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.
Corozzo continues to stall.
Halo wants to escape the position.
Arthur Halo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corozzo just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Halo rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Corozzo trying to control from half guard but Halo is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Corozzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Corozzo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Corozzo!
A very excited looking Salvatore Corozzo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Arthur Halo was interviewed post fight and said 'No big deal. I'll go back to training now. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Barclay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Melo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barclay comes to the cage accompanied by I Am The Walrus. Melo has chosen Max Webster- Toronto Tontos as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Barclay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Eddie Melo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melo moves out of range of the body kick.
Melo blocks a head kick by Barclay.
Melo throws the kick towards the body but Barclay avoids it.
Melo misses with a low kick.
Barclay looks to land a left hand but Melo moved out of range nicely.
Barclay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Melo! But no joy.
Barclay thumps Melo with a low kick.
We've been told by Barclay's head coaches at 5 Star OFC Spar Bazaar that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Melo cracks Barclay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barclay's corner calls for a 1-2. Barclay obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Melo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barclay jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Melo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Barclay.
A swing and a miss from Melo.
It looked like Barclay wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barclay looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Melo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barclay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Melo tries a quick counter leg kick but Barclay is wise to it.
Good leg kick by Melo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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!
Melo blocks the body kick.
Barclay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Melo on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Melo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Barclay pushes Melo up against the cage in a clinch.
Barclay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barclay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Melo is defending well for now.
Barclay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barclay breaks from the clinch.
Melo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barclay throws a lazy body kick
and Melo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barclay uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Melo.
Melo throws a low kick but Barclay avoids it.
Barclay is looking to counter with a body kick.
Barclay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Melo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Melo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barclay.
Barclay is looking to score with low kicks.
Melo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barclay gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Barclay.
Barclay misses with a body punch.
Barclay misses with the head strike.
Melo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barclay misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Barclay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barclay blocking some punches.
Barclay swings wildly with an uppercut but Melo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barclay's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Barclay fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Melo.
Melo pushes Barclay back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barclay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Melo is defending well for now.
Melo lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Melo.
Melo lands with a short shot to the head.
Barclay swings wildly with an uppercut but Melo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Melo blocks a body shot from Barclay.
Melo tries a body shot but Barclay blocks it.
Barclay manages to break the clinch.
Melo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Barclay moves in looking to clinch but Melo pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo blocks the body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barclay.
Melo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Melo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Barclay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melo moves away.
Melo throws a chopping leg kick but Barclay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It appears Barclay was looking to counter with a kick there.
Barclay throws a leg kick but Melo moved away.
Barclay tries to land a leg kick but Melo saw it coming and moves away.
Barclay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Melo throws a body kick that misses.
Barclay doesn't manage to clinch there - Melo circles away.
Barclay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good leg kick by Melo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Melo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Melo misses with a few strikes there.
Melo tests Barclay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barclay looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Melo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barclay lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Barclay throws the kick towards the body but Melo avoids it.
Barclay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barclay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Melo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barclay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barclay fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Melo looks to throw the jab but Barclay is out of range.
Barclay ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Melo throws a looping overhand right but Barclay ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barclay connects with a looping right hand.
Barclay misses with a low kick.
Melo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Barclay doesn't manage to clinch there - Melo circles away.
Melo misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eddie Melo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Melo throws a solid leg kick but Barclay takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Melo.
Melo lands a nice shot that snaps Barclay's head back.
A slow jab from Melo misses its intended target.
Melo blocks a head kick by Barclay.
Barclay looks to land a right hand but Melo moved out of range.
Melo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Barclay has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Barclay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Melo.
Barclay throws a sloppy body shot
and Melo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barclay throws the kick towards the body but Melo avoids it.
Barclay moves in looking to clinch but Melo pushes him off.
Barclay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left and a right from Melo both land. Nice combination.
Melo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Barclay is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Melo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Barclay misses with a body kick.
Melo avoids the head kick by Barclay.
Barclay is looking to slow Melo down with leg kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Melo checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barclay throws a push kick but Melo slaps the foot to one side.
A bone on bone clash there as Barclay blocks the leg kick.
Melo lands with an overhand left.
Barclay looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barclay moves away from the strike by Melo.
Barclay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barclay checks the leg kick nicely there.
Melo throws out a leg kick but Barclay moves out of range and Melo only half commits.
A slow jab from Melo misses its intended target.
Barclay moves out of range of the strikes.
Barclay fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Melo manages to avoid it.
Barclay misses with a head kick.
Barclay takes a swing at Melo's ribcage but misses.
Barclay wants to clinch.
Melo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Barclay on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barclay misses with a head kick.
Melo throws a leg kick but Barclay sees it coming and moves out of range.
Melo throws the kick towards the body but Barclay avoids it.
Melo throws a jab when Barclay was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barclay.
Barclay checks a leg kick nicely.
Barclay lands with a thumping leg kick.
Melo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barclay counters with a good, hard body kick but Melo shrugs it off.
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!
Melo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Barclays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Eddie Melo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Melo connects with a high kick.
Melo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Barclay.
Barclay keeps Melo at a distance using the push kick.
Barclay is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Melo blocks a jab.
Barclay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Melo can pounce on him.
Melo thumps Barclay with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barclay throws a body punch but Melo moves out of range.
Barclay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Melo.
Barclay swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barclay throws a series of punches but Melo avoids them all with ease.
Melo throws a looping overhand right but Barclay ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Barclay.
Melo lands with a right hand.
Barclay tries to close the distance and clinch up but Melo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Melo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Melo flicks out a counter leg kick but Barclay steps away.
Barclay bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Melo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Barclay staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Melo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Melo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Barclay takes one to the chin there.
Barclay misses with a low kick.
Melo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barclay moves in looking to clinch but Melo pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melo throws a series of punches but Barclay moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Melo.
Melo throws a low kick, looking for Barclay's leg but Barclay calmly moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Barclay.
Melo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barclay avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barclay walks into a straight right hand from Melo.
Barclay delivers a nice body kick.
Barclay lands a nice looking body shot.
Melo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barclay moves forwards but Melo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Melo ducks right into an uppercut from Barclay.
Barclay scores with a leg kick.
Melo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barclay.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barclay throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Barclay swings for the body but Melo moves out of range.
Barclay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Melo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Melo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Melo looks to throw the jab but Barclay is out of range.
Melo throws a low kick but Barclay moves out of range easily.
Melo scores with a leg kick.
Barclay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barclay has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Melo.
Barclay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Barclay throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Melo avoids the body shot from Barclay.
Melo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barclay. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melo throws a low kick, looking for Barclay's leg but Barclay calmly moves out of range.
Barclay misses with a body shot.
Melo feints a counter leg kick.
Melo throws a hook but Barclay blocks it.
Melo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barclay checks it well.
Melo misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barclay misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barclay manages to avoid it.
Barclay avoids the body shot from Melo.
Melo throws a looping overhand right but Barclay ducks down to avoid it.
Melo misses with a head kick.
Barclay throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A little jabbing left from Melo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Melo throws a body punch but Barclay moves out of range.
Melo scores with a leg kick.
Barclay turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Melo.
Good work by Barclay as he checks the leg kick.
Barclay catches Melo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donk. Barclay catches Melo right on the button with a cross.
Barclay misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Melo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Melo.
Barclay wants to slow Melo down by chopping away at his legs.
Barclay throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Melo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Barclay checks it well.
Melo scores with a jab to the head.
Andy Barclay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barclay blocks the body kick.
Barclay cracks Melo with an open hand slap.
Melo checks a leg kick nicely.
Barclay misses with a body shot.
Barclay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barclay fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Melo checks it well.
Melo misses with an uppercut. Barclay saw that one coming.
Melo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Melo.
Melo misses with an uppercut
and Barclay counters with a body kick.
Melo throws a nice head kick!
Melo throws a lazy right hand but Barclay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barclay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Melo, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melo tries to throw a body punch but Barclay avoids it by throwing Melo back against the cage.
Barclay misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barclay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Barclay.
Barclay presses Melo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Barclay.
Melo throws a punch but it's blocked by Barclay.
Melo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Melo is looking to control Barclay's arms but Barclay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Melo has his back to the cage.
Melo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Melo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Barclay seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Melo can turn it around.
Melo blocks an uppercut.
Melo tries a body shot but Barclay blocks it.
Melo struggles to land a body shot inside as Barclay controls his hands.
Eddie Melo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barclay tries to work over Melo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Barclay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Melo blocking some punches.
Barclay tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Melo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barclay trying to land knees to the body.
Barclay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barclay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barclay misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Melo.
Barclay tries a knee to the head but Melo blocks it.
Melo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Melo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Melo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melo scores with a hook to the body.
Melo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Melo tries to throw a body punch but Barclay avoids it by throwing Melo back against the cage.
Barclay missing with knees to the body.
Melo avoiding damage as Barclay throws knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andy Barclay.
I think Melo 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Melo!
After winning the bout, Eddie Melo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Andy Barclay had this to say: 'I shoulda stayed with the band...'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cannondale Trail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vunny Bin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vunny Bin enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cannondale Trail!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Vunny Bin!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Trail counter with a right hand.
Bin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Trail blocks a head kick by Bin.
Bin loads up on a big right hand but Trail slips the punch.
Bin lands with a straight right. Trail didn't see that one coming.
Bin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trail lands with an overhand left.
Trail moves out of range of the body kick.
Bin tries to work over Trail's front leg with a kick but Trail checks it.
Bin misses with a straight right.
It looked like Trail wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bin throws a leg kick which misses Trail's front leg but catches the back leg as Trail tries to avoid it.
Trail steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bin.
A little feinted left hand from Trail on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Trail uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bin.
Bin swats away the attempt to clinch by Trail.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trail lands with a straight right. Bin didn't see that one coming.
Trail listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Trail blocks a jab.
Bin throws a leg kick
and Bin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trail looks to score with a jab to the body but Bin is just out of range.
Bin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Trail blocks a low kick nicely.
Trail looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Trail ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bin scores with a sloppy right hand. Trail should have avoided that one.
Bin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Trail walks into a stiff left hand from Bin.
Vunny Bin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bin misses with a body shot.
Bin looks to score with a jab to the body but Trail is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trail throws a series of punches but Bin moves out of range.
Bin swings widly with a right hand
and Trail connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Trail eats them both and turns towards Bin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Cannondale Trail has been cut.
Bin throws a leg kick which misses Trail's front leg but catches the back leg as Trail tries to avoid it.
Trail checks a leg kick.
Trail misses with a straight left.
Bin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Trail is out of range.
Bin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bin has managed to clinch.
Bin slowing the pace effectively.
Bin has a couple of punches blocked by Trail.
Trail doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bin has Trail pushed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin is stalling here.
Trail lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bin.
Trail misses with some punches.
Bin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Bin.
Trail is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Knees to the body from Bin.
Trail is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bin.
Bin is leaning against Trail and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trail avoids it.
Bin looking to throw knees to the head but Trail is blocking nicely.
Bin lands a nice uppercut.
Bin misses with a knee to the head.
Bin tries a body shot but Trail blocks it.
Bin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trail being controlled against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bin.
Bin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Trail misses with a punch to the body.
Bin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bin trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bin.
Trail misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trail lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bin struggles to land a body shot inside as Trail controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bin.
Trail stalling the fight.
Trail misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bin pushes Trail back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vunny Bin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cannondale Trail's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bin throws a right and a left that Trail avoids nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Trail misses the target.
Trail on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bin. Bin obviously looking to wear him down.
Bin lands a glancing blow to the side of Trail's head.
Bin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bin throws a lazy uppercut
and Trail counters with a stiff right hand.
Trail blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Trail was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bin.
Bin scores with a nice body kick.
Trail misses with a straight right.
Bin is looking to slow Trail down with leg kicks.
Bin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Trail.
Trail throwing a counter right hand but Bin manages to avoid it.
Bin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Trail stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
An inside leg kick from Bin misses.
Bin digs a good body shot into Trail's ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trail walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bin. That's going to slow Trail down.
Bin scores with a push kick.
Bin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Trail on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bin tries to close the distance and clinch but Trail swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Trail slips under a jab.
Bin swings for the body but Trail moves out of range.
Trail throwing a counter right hand but Bin manages to avoid it.
Bin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trail is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Trail.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin misses the jab.
Bin throws a head kick that misses.
Bin moves into the clinch successfully.
Bin misses with a knee strike.
Bin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bin misses with a punch to the body.
Bin lands with a left to the head.
Bin tries to work over Trail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bin lands a nice knee to the body.
Vunny Bin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trail lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trail blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bin misses with a knee strike.
A right hand to the body from Trail.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trail tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bin's elbow.
Bin blocks a body shot from Trail.
Bin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trail misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trail tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trail being controlled against the cage.
Bin misses with the head strike.
Bin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trail blocks it with crossed arms.
Bin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trail or not.
Bin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trail.
Bin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bin pushes Trail back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Trail is defending well for now.
Bin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trail avoids it.
Trail scores with a hook to the body.
Bin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Trail tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bin's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trail lands with a right to the head.
Bin can't find room to land a body shot as Trail controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin looking to stall.
Bin lands a left hand.
Bin blocks a body shot from Trail.
Trail avoiding damage as Bin throws knees to the body.
Trail misses with the head strike.
Trail struggles to land a body shot inside as Bin controls his hands.
Trail is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trail lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bin.
Bin trying to control the position but instead, Trail has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bin into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Trail.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trail misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vunny Bin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cannondale Trail's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Trail takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Trail blocks the leg kick.
Nice body punch from Bin.
Trail takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Vunny Bin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bin.
Trail has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bin digs a good body shot into Trail's ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bin.
Bin scores with a jab. Trail acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bin is looking to slow Trail down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin throws a nice looking combination but Trail bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bin thows a body kick. Trail tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bin thumps Trail with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trail on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bin, right into the meat.
Bin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Trail.
Bin shapes to counter with a head kick.
That kick from Bin tenderised Trail's leg. Trail is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bin pushes Trail away with a front kick.
Trail takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trail's face.
Bin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Trail being controlled against the cage.
Trail gets through Bin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin slowing the pace effectively.
Bin is stalling here.
Bin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trail's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Bin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vunny Bin.
Bin misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trail tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bin pushes Trail away with a front kick.
Bin lands a body shot.
Bin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bin cracks Trail with an open hand slap.
Bin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bin misses with a leg kick
and Trail counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Bin misses
and Trail makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bin.
Jab from Bin.
Trail uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bin.
Bin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bin throws a leg kick but Trail sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bin throws an overhand right that lands on Trail's shoulder, as Trail tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bin.
Bin throws a leg kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Trail on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bin scores with a body shot.
Trail takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bin looks to throw the jab but Trail is out of range.
Trail throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Trail with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice uppercut lands for Trail. That snapped Bin's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trail swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trail looks to land a right hand but Bin moved out of range.
Bin works the jab nicely.
Trail takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Trail ducks under a wild hook from Bin.
A counter left hand to the body from Trail misses its target.
Bin tries to land a leg kick but Trail saw it coming and moves away.
Trail takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bin lunges at Trail with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trail's hand.
Bin clinches.
Trail is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vunny Bin really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cannondale Trail's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bin throws out a leg kick but Trail moves out of range and Bin only half commits.
Trail throwing a counter right hand but Bin manages to avoid it.
Bin swats away the attempt to clinch by Trail.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bin. Trail does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trail thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bin swats away the attempt to clinch by Trail.
Bin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bin digs a good hook to Trail's body.
Trail tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trail on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trail blocks a head kick by Bin.
Bin throws a head kick but Trail moves out of range.
Trail looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bin has managed to clinch.
Bin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Trail.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trail.
Trail lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bin or not.
Bin is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Trail lands a nice shot to the body.
Trail lands a shoulder strike.
Trail tries a body shot but Bin blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Trail.
Bin tries to land knees in the clinch but Trail avoids the damage to the body.
Bin tries to land knees in the clinch but Trail avoids the damage to the body.
Bin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trail lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trail lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trail lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trail lands a nice shot to the body.
Trail pushes Bin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trail scores with a shot to the side of Bin's head.
Bin tries to throw a body punch but Trail avoids it by throwing Bin back against the cage.
Trail misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trail blocks an uppercut.
Bin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trail throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Trail stalling the fight.
Trail pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bin blocks a body shot from Trail.
Trail is pushing Bin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Trail digs a right hand into Bin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bin's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trail misses with a body punch.
Bin scores with a hook to the body.
Bin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bin as Trail tries to tie him up.
Bin tries a knee to the head but Trail blocks it.
Bin swings wildly with an uppercut but Trail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bin lands a shot to the body.
Trail struggles to land a body shot inside as Bin controls his hands.
Trail lands with a left to the head.
Bin tries to throw a body punch but Trail avoids it by throwing Bin back against the cage.
Bin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trail on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trail displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bin up against the cage.
Bin trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin misses with the head strike.
Trail is working Bin over against the cage.
Trail is pushing Bin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bin tries to work over Trail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Trail on the inside.
Trail stalling against the cage.
Trail misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trail struggles to land a body shot inside as Bin controls his hands.
Bin prevents a body shot from Trail.
Bin prevents a body shot from Trail.
Bin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bin misses with some punches.
Trail doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 Cannondale Trail will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cannondale Trail'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. This is the final round!
Trail darts in and clinches Bin up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Trail goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trail misses with a punch to the body.
Bin gets through Trail's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trails head.
Trail misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trail misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Trail.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bin as Trail tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trail tries to work over Bin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bin tries to work over Trail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Trail misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trail misses with a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin blocking some punches.
Trail wants to stall.
Trail tries to work over Bin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bin blocking some punches.
Bin tries a body shot but Trail blocks it.
Bin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trail tries to throw a body punch but Bin avoids it by throwing Trail back against the cage.
Bin lands with a short shot to the head.
Bin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trails head.
Bin tries to work over Trail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Trail will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Bin as the two fighters clinch.
Bin scores with a shot to the side of Trail's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trail blocks a body shot from Bin.
Bin gets through Trail's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bin lands with a right to the head.
Bin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bin stalling in the clinch but Trail improves position.
Bin lands a nice knee to the body.
Bin just leaning against Trail, taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Bin.
Bin is working Trail over against the cage.
Bin stalling the fight.
Bin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bin tries to work over Trail's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Trail backwards.
Bin landing knees to the head.
Bin tries a body shot but Trail blocks it.
Bin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trail avoids it.
Trail misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trail is keeping busy.
Bin crunches a lovely knee into Trail's ribcage.
Bin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice left hand lands by Bin.
Bin working Trail over with knees to the body.
A short right from Bin on the inside.
Bin stalling against the cage.
Bin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bin lands a right hand.
Bin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bin tries to land a knee to the head but Trail blocks with his arms.
Trail blocking some punches.
Bin misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Bin.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Trail stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trail lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trails head.
Trail's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cannondale Trail has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right handed body shot lands from Bin.
A right hook to the body lands for Bin.
Bin misses with a knee to the head.
Bin blocking some punches.
Bin blocking some punches.
Trail blocks a body shot from Bin.
Trail is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trail.
Trail digs a right hand underneath Bin's ribcage. Bin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trail backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vunny Bin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bin 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 William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vunny Bin!
Vunny Bin is the new heavyweight champion!
Vunny Bin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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