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AD424: Future is not too far PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bad Idea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Yaj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Idea kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boss of All Bosses . Yaj has chosen Hey mr. DJ as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
44 - 30 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bad Idea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idea shoots in looking for a takedown. Yaj tries to sprawl out of it but Idea keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yaj manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Idea throws a sloppy head kick and Yaj moves out of range easily.
Idea moves out of range as Yaj strikes.
Idea throws a leg kick which misses Yaj's front leg but catches the back leg as Yaj tries to avoid it.
Yaj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Idea thows a leg kick but Yaj checks it
and Yaj counters with a stiff right hand.
Idea misses with the body kick
and Yaj counters with a left to the body.
Yaj with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yaj scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Idea misses with a leg kick
letting Yaj counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Idea misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea scores with a nice strike.
Idea gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yaj counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Idea thinking.
Yaj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Idea is looking to slow Yaj down with leg kicks.
Yaj wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Yaj misses.
Bad Idea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj throws a body punch but Idea moves out of range.
Idea scores with a nice head shot.
Idea jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Idea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yaj throws a shot to the body.
Yaj closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yaj lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
Yaj showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea looking for a sweep. Not yet Idea, not yet.
Idea is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yaj keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Yaj is looking to control Idea's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yaj avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idea is working for a submission of some sort.
Idea throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yaj manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Idea looking to sit in guard and control but Yaj gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Idea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yaj trying to control but Idea is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Idea wants to sweep here but Yaj controlling him for the moment.
Idea lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Yaj keeping moving, preventing Idea from controlling successfully.
Idea passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Idea is trying to ground and pound but Yaj uses the momentary lack of control by Idea to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Yaj dominated that round.
That's time! Idea's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Idea scores with a kick to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Yaj 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yaj smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Idea has his takedown stuffed
and Yaj counters with a stiff right hand.
Yaj moves away from the strike by Idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj misses with a looping right.
Yaj throws a body punch but Idea moves out of range.
Idea walks into a jab.
Idea shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Yaj counter with a right hand.
Idea is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea closes the distance and clinches up with Yaj, looking for a takedown. Idea pushes Yaj against the cage but Yaj circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Oh Idea is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bad Idea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Idea works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Idea seems to have got his legs back now.
Idea lands with a hook. Yaj tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Idea throws a right hand that misses
and Yaj lands a stunning uppercut that sends Idea to the mat!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Idea is looking to improve his position.
Yaj is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Idea is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Idea is pressing down on Yaj's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Idea throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Yaj escapes and throws Idea's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Leo Yaj has got the better of the ground game so far.
Idea is looking to regain half guard here but Yaj keeps moving and retains side control.
Idea misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Yaj is looking to take a break and control but Idea is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Idea looks to move to half guard but instead Yaj has passed into mount! Damn!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idea is desperately trying to improve his position but Yaj has a good base and remains in mount.
Yaj looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yaj avoids the attempt from Idea to control.
Idea is trying to escape the mount.
Yaj controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Idea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yaj controlling from the full mount.
Idea is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj controlling his opponent.
Idea swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Yaj takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Yaj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Idea misses with a takedown
and Yaj counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yaj walks into a left hand.
A jab from Idea misses.
A little jabbing left from Yaj on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yaj misses the body punch
letting Idea counter with a right hand.
Idea uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Yaj misses with a looping right.
Idea misses with a takedown attempt
and Yaj counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Idea tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yaj was well out of range. Poor timing from Idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj takes one to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Yaj misses its intended target.
Yaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Idea pushes Yaj away with a front kick.
Yaj scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaj misses the target.
Yaj looks to throw the jab but Idea is out of range.
Yaj swings for the body but Idea moves out of range.
Idea missing with a left hand there. Yaj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yaj looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yaj takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Idea shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yaj but Yaj pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bad Idea. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Yaj misses its intended target.
Leo Yaj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yaj scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Idea doesn't seem bothered though.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Idea.
Yaj looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Idea shoots in looking for a takedown. Yaj tries to sprawl out of it but Idea keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yaj manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj digs a good body shot into Idea's ribs.
Idea rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yaj counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Idea tries to counter with a takedown but Yaj is quick to defend against it.
Yaj jabs Idea right on the nose. Idea blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Idea doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yaj counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yaj fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Idea manages to avoid it.
Yaj digs a good body shot into Idea's ribs.
Idea throws a shot from downtown. Yaj moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj missing with a left hand there. Idea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yaj blocks the body kick.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Idea misses with a left hand
so Yaj counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Idea will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Yaj stopping the sweep attempt from Idea.
Idea had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yaj defends it easily.
Idea is trying to control the position but Yaj postures up.
Yaj's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Idea 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.
Yaj with a nice head shot there.
Idea keeping moving, preventing Yaj from controlling successfully.
Yaj slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bad Idea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Leo Yaj is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yaj slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Idea throws an overhand right that lands on Yaj's shoulder, as Yaj tries to avoid the shot.
Idea shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yaj as he avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Yaj comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yaj 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Yaj!
Leo Yaj 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tigellinus Satanae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmo Salty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salty is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gonna Fly Now. Elmo Salty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tigellinus Satanae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elmo Salty!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salty looks to throw the jab but Satanae is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Salty misses the target.
Salty missing with a left hand there. Satanae was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Satanae tries to clinch but Salty moves away
and Salty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Tigellinus Satanae has been cut.
Satanae instigates a clinch.
Satanae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salty.
Satanae on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Satanae avoiding damage as Salty throws knees to the body.
Salty working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salty misses with a punch on the inside.
Satanae takes a shot to the head.
Salty looking to throw knees to the head but Satanae is blocking nicely.
Salty connects with a nasty looking knee right to Satanae's face.
Satanae is rocked!
Salty creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Satanae with a big uppercut! Satanae tries to clinch up but Salty pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Satanae to the mat! Satanae covers up and Salty unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Elmo Salty!
After winning the bout, Elmo Salty thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Yves Cachemaille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jean Yves Cachemaille enters the cage!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jean Yves Cachemaille!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cachemaille sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kim somewhat.
Kim scores with a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Kim.
Nice shot by Cachemaille.
Cachemaille looks to land a left hand but Kim moved out of range nicely.
Cachemaille avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cachemaille tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kim moves out of range of the body kick.
Kim thinks about countering with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kim throws a head kick that misses
and Cachemaille counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cachemaille connects with an inside leg kick.
Kim throws a series of punches but Cachemaille avoids them all with ease.
Cachemaille takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cachemaille is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cachemaille ducks under a wild hook from Kim.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cachemaille punishes Kim's body with a nice straight punch.
Kim drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cachemaille looks to land a right hand but Kim moved out of range.
Kim scores with a jab.
Cachemaille gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cachemaille misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kim.
Kim swings wildly with an uppercut but Cachemaille uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cachemaille goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cachemaille lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kim creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Cachemaille on the inside.
Kim misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cachemaille can't find room to land a body shot as Kim controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim is working Cachemaille over against the cage.
Kim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cachemaille.
Kim throws a punch but it's blocked by Cachemaille.
Cachemaille lands a right hand.
Kim tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cachemaille's elbow.
Kim working aggressively here.
Cachemaille blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cachemaille pushes Kim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kim lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Cachemaille.
Cachemaille blocks an uppercut.
Cachemaille scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Kim.
Kim swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kim lands with a light punch inside.
Kim fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cachemaille throws a head punch that misses.
Cachemaille lands an uppercut.
Cachemaille lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kim or not.
A shot in the inside from Cachemaille.
A short left from Cachemaille.
Kim is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cachemaille working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Kim is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cachemaille digs a right hand underneath Kim's ribcage. Kim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kim is breathing heavily.
Cachemaille lands a big right hand that drops Kim! The killer instinct kicks in and Cachemaille finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cachemaille!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Yves Cachemaille!
A victorious Jean Yves Cachemaille thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Roberto Kim stepped up to the mic, saying 'HOOOODOOR!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bich Nga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel has chosen Kollegah - Bossaura as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bich Nga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Steel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel dodges the punch combination from Nga.
The fighters circling - Steel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nga moves out of range as Steel throws a body kick.
Nga moves away from the strike by Steel.
Steel thuds his shin into the meat of Nga's side.
Steel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nga swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steel avoids the head kick by Nga.
Nga doesn't manage to clinch there - Steel circles away.
Nga looks for the body kick but Steel saw that one coming.
Steel throws a leg kick but Nga moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Steel lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Nga checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Steel drops Nga with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Nga looks back up at him and smiles so Steel waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Nga is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Are you kidding me?! Steel ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Nga clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Steel!
A very excited looking David Steel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Leduc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Dantes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Leduc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Dantes!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dantes closes the distance and clinches.
Leduc working aggressively here.
Dantes told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Dantes tries to pull guard but Leduc forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dantes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dantes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dantes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leduc pinned against the cage. Leduc gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leduc stuffs the takedown attempt from Dantes. Dantes gets slowly back to his feet.
Joe Leduc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Dantes.
Leduc fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dantes is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dantes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dantes doesn't manage to clinch there - Leduc circles away.
Leduc throws a jab but it's blocked by Dantes.
Marcus Dantes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leduc looks to land a left hand but Dantes moved out of range nicely.
Leduc throws a hook but Dantes blocks it.
Dantes misses with a combination
and Leduc counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Leduc lands strikes from half guard.
Leduc thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leduc seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dantes has his hands clasped together around Leduc's back. He's all about the action.
Dantes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leduc throwing shots but Dantes is blocking nicely.
Dantes tries to roll over but Leduc keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes is refusing to be controlled, as Leduc sits in half guard.
Leduc lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dantes trying to control from the bottom.
Leduc trying to control the action but Dantes is working from the bottom.
Leduc sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dantes moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leduc throws a big right hand that misses.
Leduc postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Leduc chips away with some ground and pound.
Leduc wants to control from the top but Dantes keeps moving.
Dantes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Leduc loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Leduc scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leduc lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Leduc wants to control from the top but Dantes keeps moving.
Dantes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dantes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leduc does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Leduc manages to get to full guard.
Leduc 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.
Dantes trying to control but Leduc is working from the bottom.
Leduc throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Leduc trying to keep a closed guard but Dantes is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Leduc dominated that round.
That's time! Leduc's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dantes.
Dantes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leduc misses with a wild body shot.
Dantes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leduc attempts a counter takedown but Dantes avoids it well and moves away.
Leduc lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dantes moves forwards but Leduc connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leduc is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dantes can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dantes dives in for a single leg takedown but Leduc sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dantes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leduc jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dantes throws a half hearted mid kick.
It looked like Leduc wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Leduc ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leduc misses with a shot to the body
and Dantes counters with a nice leg kick.
Dantes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A clash of legs there as Dantes blocks the low kick.
Dantes wants to counter with a clinch but Leduc pushes him away.
Leduc swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leduc connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Leduc with a hook.
Leduc throws a body punch but Dantes moves out of range.
Dantes clinches up with Leduc and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dantes breaks from the clinch.
Dantes stalks Leduc and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Leduc's face. Leduc staggers backwards, shaken.
Dantes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dantes moves out of range as Leduc strikes.
Dantes closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dantes trying to pass the guard but Leduc defending well.
Leduc makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Leduc.
Leduc is pulling down on Dantes's head to control his posture.
Dantes preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dantes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dantes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Leduc working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Dantes has passed into half guard!
Dantes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Leduc manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Leduc wants to sweep but no luck.
Dantes wants to get up but he can't break Leduc's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Leduc working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dantes trying to control the position from guard on top but Leduc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dantes gets to his feet - Leduc follows without any prompting.
Dantes swings for the body but Leduc moves out of range.
Leduc cracks Dantes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A cross from Leduc lands.
Leduc misses with a body shot.
Dantes throws a head kick but Leduc moves out of range.
Leduc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dantes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Leduc will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dantes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dantes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dantes trying to control from half guard but Leduc is working away.
Dantes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Leduc is trying to get back to full guard.
Marcus Dantes has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dantes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Leduc wants to improve his position but Dantes is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leduc is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dantes pulls his head out easily.
Dantes is trying to control the action in half guard but Leduc is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Leduc is trying to maintain the position but Dantes is very close to passing his half guard.
Dantes stands up from half guard.
Leduc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dantes.
Leduc misses with an uppercut.
Leduc tries to keep at a distance but Dantes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dantes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leduc misses with the head strike.
Leduc misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dantes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leduc lands a right hand.
Dantes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Leduc fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dantes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dantes pulls guard.
Dantes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Leduc won't allow Dantes to get back to his feet.
Leduc trying to control the position from guard on top but Dantes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leduc postures up.
Leduc postures up in Dantes's guard and throws a big left but Dantes blocks it.
Dantes wants to control the position but Leduc says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Dantes kicks Leduc off and gets back to his feet.
Dantes slaps away a takedown attempt from Leduc, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe Leduc is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dantes shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Leduc is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leduc gets full guard.
Dantes preventing the sweep.
Dantes controlling from the top position.
Leduc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dantes.
Dantes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dantes won't allow Leduc to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Marcus Dantes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leduc preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Dantes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Leduc has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Marcus Dantes!
Post fight, Marcus Dantes took to the microphone: 'Fuck off.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ranky Scorpion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Sammich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scorpion comes to the cage accompanied by ¡MAYDAY! - Last One Standing. Sammy Sammich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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36
243 lbs
29 - 20 - 0 |
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33
259 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 20 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ranky Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sammy Sammich!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion lands a head shot.
Scorpion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sammich tries to clinch
and Scorpion counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scorpion cracks Sammich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Scorpion connects with the punch.
Scorpion throws a lazy right hand but Sammich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ranky Scorpion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Scorpion.
Scorpion is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An inside leg kick from Sammich misses.
Sammich takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sammich slips under a jab from Scorpion.
Scorpion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scorpion looks to land a right hand but Sammich moved out of range.
Scorpion has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sammich closes the distance looking to clinch
and Scorpion counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion lands with a shot to the body.
Scorpion connects with a body shot.
Scorpion misses with a hook
and Sammich counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right handed body shot lands from Sammich.
Scorpion blocks an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Scorpion.
Sammich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scorpion misses with a punch to the body.
Scorpion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sammich tries a body shot but Scorpion blocks it.
Scorpion swings wildly with an uppercut but Sammich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scorpion takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sammich comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Ranky Scorpion has been cut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sammich.
Scorpion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sammich working aggressively here.
Scorpion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scorpion misses the shot to the body.
Sammich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Scorpion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Scorpion.
A shot to the body from Scorpion misses
and Sammich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Scorpion is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sammich moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Scorpion goes down! Can Sammich finish him!?
Scorpion is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scorpion working a defensive guard but Sammich manages to pass into side control anyway.
Oh Scorpion is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sammich is staying tight to Scorpion's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Sammich fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Sammich crashes against the mat.
Scorpion seems to have got his legs back now.
Scorpion manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sammich's best efforts.
Sammich wants to pass to mount but Scorpion is defending the position.
Scorpion is trying to maintain the position but Sammich is very close to passing his half guard.
Sammich seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Scorpion actively working from the bottom here.
Sammich trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sammich is pressing down on Scorpion's thigh, looking to free his foot. Scorpion is holding on for now.
Scorpion regains full guard. Nicely done.
Scorpion has his foot on Sammich's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sammich works his way back into a safe position though.
Scorpion working for a triangle but Sammich defends it easily.
Scorpion wants to get back to his feet but Sammich is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sammy Sammich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ranky Scorpion's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scorpion connects with a single shot there.
Scorpion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sammich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Scorpion avoids the body shot from Sammich.
A counter left hand to the body from Scorpion misses its target.
Sammich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sammich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Scorpion misses with a looping left.
Sammich moves away from the strike by Scorpion.
Sammich throws out a loose jab but Scorpion uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sammich drops his shoulder and cracks Scorpion with a huge uppercut! Scorpion goes down! Can Sammich finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scorpion pulls Sammich in close to prevent any damage.
Sammich slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion keeping moving, preventing Sammich from controlling successfully.
Scorpion is trying to hold Sammich in close to prevent damage but Sammich has managed to pass into half guard.
Scorpion is trying to maintain the position but Sammich is very close to passing his half guard.
Sammich wants to take a breather but Scorpion is having none of it.
Sammich is thwarting Scorpion's attempts to control the position.
That's two 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.
Sammich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Scorpion keeps working.
Scorpion trying to control but Sammich postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scorpion misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick by Scorpion misses
and Sammich counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Scorpion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sammich.
Sammich looks to land a right hand but Scorpion moved out of range.
Scorpion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sammy Sammich seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Scorpion shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sammich wants to clinch up but Scorpion keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion loads up on a big right hand but Sammich slips the punch.
Scorpion scores with a head kick. Sammich tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sammich misses the jab.
Sammich throws a head kick but Scorpion moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Sammich.
Scorpion takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sammich tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Scorpion on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sammich avoids the body shot from Scorpion.
Sammich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scorpion manages to avoid it.
Sammich looks to land a body kick but Scorpion moved away.
Sammich throws a sloppy head kick and Scorpion moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scorpion looks to score with a jab to the body but Sammich is just out of range.
Sammich appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Scorpion shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sammich eats them both and turns towards Scorpion to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sammich throws a body kick that misses.
Scorpion was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sammich looks to score with a jab to the body but Scorpion is just out of range.
Sammich steps in with a hook that catches Scorpion right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Sammich follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Scorpion looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Sammich!
Post fight, Sammy Sammich stared into the camera and said 'I'm back'.
Ranky Scorpion spoke after the fight, saying 'jj why don't you learn to do sliders right already shit'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Tronstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redfield's entrance music is False Alarm. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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39
275 lbs
35 - 19 - 0 |
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26
264 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Redfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ike Tronstone!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redfield works over Tronstone's head and body with a nice combination.
Tronstone clobbers Redfield with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Redfield throws a jab but it's blocked by Tronstone.
Redfield 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.
Redfield keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tronstone.
Redfield misses with a right hand
and Tronstone counters with a nice uppercut.
Redfield fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tronstone.
Sloppy strikes from Redfield. Those never looked like landing.
Ike Tronstone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redfield blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Tronstone.
Tronstone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redfield misses with the combination.
Jab from Tronstone.
Redfield on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Redfield definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tronstone's sensitive parts.
Tronstone displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Redfield throws out the jab.
Redfield swings for the body but Tronstone moves out of range.
Tronstone lands a glancing blow to the side of Redfield's head.
Tronstone thuds his right hand into Redfield's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Tronstone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redfield.
Tronstone cracks Redfield with a good jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redfield. Tronstone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tronstone misses with a wild combination.
Tronstone misses with a right hand
and Redfield counters with a straight right hand.
Redfield slips under a jab from Tronstone.
Tronstone might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Redfield takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tronstone catches Redfield with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tronstone moves away from the strike by Redfield.
Tronstone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut lands for Tronstone. That snapped Redfield's head back.
A big right from Redfield misses.
Tronstone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Redfield had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Redfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tronstone.
Redfield misses with a left hand
and Tronstone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tronstone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tronstone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tronstone works over Redfield with some ground and pound from guard.
Tronstone cracks Redfield with a solid left hand.
Tronstone has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tronstone scoring with some ground and pound.
Tronstone throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tronstone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Redfield trying to control the position.
Tronstone is looking to work some ground and pound but Redfield has wrist control.
Tronstone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tronstone working his ground and pound in the gym.
Redfield utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Redfield is trying to keep Tronstone in close.
Tronstone throwing strikes but missing.
Tronstone trying to control but Redfield is working from the bottom.
Tronstone throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tronstone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tronstone is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Redfield throws a nice looking combination but Tronstone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tronstone connects with a body shot.
Redfield slips a straight right by Tronstone.
Redfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redfield misses with a looping left.
Tronstone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Redfield at a distance.
Tronstone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tronstone scores with a hook to the body. Redfield takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Redfield tries to bum rush Tronstone with a series of wild strikes but Tronstone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Tronstone dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Redfield loads up on a big right hand but Tronstone slips the punch.
A combination from Redfield does no damage.
Redfield tries to score with a low kick but Tronstone moves his leg out of the way.
Tronstone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Redfield takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tronstone misses with a body shot.
A quick step to the side and Redfield tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tronstone.
Redfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Tronstone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redfield moves away.
Tronstone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Redfield connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tronstone scrambles back to his feet.
Tronstone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tronstone misses with a leg kick.
Tronstone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tronstone's corner calls for a 1-2. Tronstone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redfield takes a swing at Tronstone's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronstone connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Redfield takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tronstone throws a body punch but Redfield moves out of range.
Tronstone misses with a looping left.
Redfield throws a lazy uppercut
and Tronstone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Redfield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tronstone.
Redfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tronstone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tronstone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tronstone bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Redfield's head backwards.
Redfield throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tronstone feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Redfields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Redfield on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tronstone throws a jab but it's blocked by Redfield.
Redfield slips under a jab.
Redfield misses with an uppercut
and Tronstone counters with a straight right hand.
Tronstone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Redfield scores with a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Tronstone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tronstone ducks under a wild hook from Redfield.
Tronstone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tronstone connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Redfield momentarily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Redfield enables Tronstone to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Redfield manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Tronstone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Tronstone trying to control the position from guard on top but Redfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield wants to get back to his feet but Tronstone is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Redfield has momentary wrist control but Tronstone slips an elbow through the middle.
Redfield is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tronstone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tronstone throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Redfield is looking to stand up but Tronstone isn't so interested in that idea.
Tronstone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tronstone throws a strike but Redfield rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Redfield being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tronstone is on top in guard.
Tronstone won't allow Redfield to sweep him here.
Tronstone throwing strikes but missing.
Tronstone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ike Tronstone 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. This is the final round!
Redfield moves out of range of the strikes.
Tronstone looks to land a body kick but Redfield moved away.
Redfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tronstone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Redfield.
Redfield jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Redfield misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tronstone counters with a stiff right hand.
Tronstone throws a hook to the side of Redfield's head but Redfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Redfield was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Redfield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Tronstone digs a good body shot into Redfield's ribs.
Tronstone shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Redfield as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Redfield tries to sprawl but Tronstone drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Tronstone working Redfield over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redfield is trying to stand back up but Tronstone is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tronstone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Tronstone there.
Tronstone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Redfield blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tronstone.
Tronstone is nestled in close to Redfield, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tronstone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tronstone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tronstone working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Redfield has hold of Tronstone's hands but Tronstone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tronstone.
Tronstone frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Redfield in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Redfield is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Redfield takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tronstone scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Redfield tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tronstone lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Redfield! Tronstone sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Redfield and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ike Tronstone!
Ike Tronstone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Chris Redfield had this to say: 'I'm getting too old for this shit.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drake Dusk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drake Dusk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Harvey!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dusk. Harvey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harvey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Harvey scores with a hook to the body. Dusk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harvey misses with an uppercut. Dusk saw that one coming.
Dusk lands with a nice body punch.
Harvey misses with a looping right.
Dusk jabs Harvey to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harvey scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Drake Dusk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harvey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dusk misses the jab.
Harvey looks to land a combination but Dusk avoids it well.
Harvey jabs at Dusk's body.
Dusk connects with the punch.
A shot to the body from Dusk misses
and Harvey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Drake Dusk has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dusk throws a right hand that misses
and Harvey counters with a stiff right hand.
Dusk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Harvey avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dusk.
Dusk misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dusk in side control, throwing shots but Harvey defends.
Harvey on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The referee asks Dusk politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dusk prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dusk is working to tighten his grip on Harvey's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Harvey has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Dusk is really squeezing tight and eventually Harvey passes out! Dusk breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Drake Dusk!
Drake Dusk really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Nuggetori's Nutritionals logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devin Skrumbellos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Skrumbellos comes into the arena with CANT BE TOUCHED!!! blaring out of the sound system. King is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Summer Sixteen By: Drake. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Devin Skrumbellos !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, William King!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Skrumbellos coming out on top.
It looks like William King has been cut.
Skrumbellos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Devin Skrumbellos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skrumbellos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Skrumbellos off balance momentarily.
Skrumbellos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab by Skrumbellos .
King drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Skrumbellos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Skrumbellos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick from Skrumbellos is predictable there
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Devin Skrumbellos has been cut.
Skrumbellos scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Skrumbellos . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skrumbellos .
King misses with a straight right.
King connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbellos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Skrumbellos .
Skrumbellos connects with a body shot.
Skrumbellos throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skrumbellos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Skrumbellos .
Nice cross by Skrumbellos .
King fails in his attempt to clinch.
Skrumbellos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Skrumbellos swings widly with a right hand
and King counters with a low kick, right behind Skrumbellos 's knee.
Skrumbellos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Skrumbellos misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Skrumbellos .
Skrumbellos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King walks into a jab.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
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!
King throws out a powerful jab.
Skrumbellos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from King! But no joy.
Skrumbellos tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
King walks into a jab.
Skrumbellos stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Skrumbellos as he avoids it easily.
Skrumbellos is looking to counter punch.
King misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbellos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Skrumbellos is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice defenses there by King.
King is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Skrumbellos scores with a shot to the body.
Skrumbellos moves out of range as King strikes.
Skrumbellos throws a body shot but no joy.
King thinks about the counter body kick.
Skrumbellos 's jab looks to have found its range, popping King under the eye.
King is looking to clinch.
It looked like Skrumbellos was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from King.
Skrumbellos throws a lazy right hand but King sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid body kick from Skrumbellos .
King looks winded!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Skrumbellos .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King tries to land a front kick but Skrumbellos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
King slips under a jab.
Skrumbellos with a hook.
Skrumbellos blocks a leg kick.
King blocks a leg kick.
King blocks a jab.
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!
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Devin Skrumbellos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King throws a head kick but Skrumbellos moves out of range.
Skrumbellos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
King takes one to the chin there.
King misses with a hook. Skrumbellos ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devin Skrumbellos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Skrumbellos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Skrumbellos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
Skrumbellos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Skrumbellos moves out of range of the body kick.
Skrumbellos connects with a jab.
Devin Skrumbellos is winning the standup battle so far.
Skrumbellos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skrumbellos lands a nice shot to the body.
King takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters circling a little - Skrumbellos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Skrumbellos .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Skrumbellos .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skrumbellos misses with a wild body shot.
Skrumbellos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skrumbellos scores with a hook to the body. King takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
King is breathing heavily.
Skrumbellos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Skrumbellos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King tries a quick counter leg kick but Skrumbellos is wise to it.
Skrumbellos blocks a head kick by King.
King ducks under a wild hook from Skrumbellos .
Skrumbellos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Skrumbellos swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling King to counter with a crisp jab.
King is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
You can see that King has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
King throws a body punch but Skrumbellos moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skrumbellos misses with an attempted mid kick.
Skrumbellos swings away with a body shot that misses
and King counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Skrumbellos as he connects with a hook.
Skrumbellos motions for King to come forward. Skrumbellos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
King looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Skrumbellos is fending him off so far but King persists. Nope, Skrumbellos circles away and we're back to standing.
Skrumbellos throwing a counter right hand but King manages to avoid it.
Skrumbellos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Skrumbellos listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Skrumbellos circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops King to the canvas! King doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Skrumbellos keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Devin Skrumbellos !
Devin Skrumbellos thanked the fans post fight for their support.
William King spoke after the fight, saying 'I slipped, was poked in the eye, still defending myself, robbed, hurt coming into the fight, didn't tap, so it wasn't my fault.... '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brian Donnelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego has chosen Tupac - I'm a Soldier as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
30 - 16 - 2 |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Donnelly!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Don Diego!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donnelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diego lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diego misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly thuds his shin into the meat of Diego's side.
Diego misses with a body shot.
Donnelly jabs at Diego's body.
Donnelly is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Donnelly scores with a head kick. Diego tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Donnelly throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego pushes Donnelly away with a front kick.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donnelly.
Donnelly looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diego wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donnelly fails to land with a series of punches.
Diego swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Diego if he has to take too many more of those.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donnelly is looking to score with low kicks.
Diego steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Donnelly.
Donnelly is looking to score with low kicks.
Donnelly fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diego has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Donnelly throws a sloppy head kick and Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego wants to counter the offense by Donnelly and move into the clinch position.
Diego takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego clinches up against the cage.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diego as Donnelly tries to tie him up.
Donnelly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Diego.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
Diego lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Diego's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Donnelly struggles to land a body shot inside as Diego controls his hands.
Diego is trying to stall.
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Donnelly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Diego tries to work over Donnelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Donnelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Diego misses.
Donnelly blocks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Donnelly blocks the leg kick.
Donnelly blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Donnelly lands.
Diego cracks Donnelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Donnelly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Diego wants to clinch.
Diego blocks a leg kick.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Diego scores with a head kick.
Diego misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Donnelly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diego.
Diego throws a body kick that misses.
Diego has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donnelly.
Donnelly wants to slow Diego down by chopping away at his legs.
Donnelly throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side.
Donnelly is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Donnelly connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donnelly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Diego misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego keeps control of Donnelly as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donnelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Diego throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Donnellys head.
Diego works on Donnelly's body with a couple of short punches.
Diego lands a body shot in the clinch.
Donnelly escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donnelly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diego.
Diego swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diego uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diego wants to clinch up but Donnelly keeps it at a distance.
Donnelly tries to move into range but Diego moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Donnelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Donnelly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Diego looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slow jab from Diego misses its intended target.
Donnelly throws a push kick but Diego slaps the foot to one side.
Diego is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnelly lands a nice shot that snaps Diego's head back.
Donnelly throws a low kick, looking for Diego's leg but Diego calmly moves out of range.
Donnelly checks a leg kick.
A jab from Diego misses.
Donnelly is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Donnelly throws a big shot that misses.
Donnelly moves out of range of the body kick from Diego.
Donnelly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diego. That did some damage!
Diego tries to clinch but Donnelly is having none of it.
Donnelly defending well as Diego loads up on a big left hand.
Diego avoids a kick to the body.
Diego swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range.
Donnelly tries a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Donnelly tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diego is able to avoid easily.
Diego avoids a kick to the body.
Diego replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Donnelly blocks it well.
Diego misses with a wild combination.
Diego instigates a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Donnelly manages to break the clinch.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.
Donnelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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 Brian Donnelly will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Diego misses with a low kick.
Diego checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Donnelly moved out of range.
Diego checks a leg kick nicely.
Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
Diego connects with a nice looking jab.
Donnelly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Donnelly takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Diego tries to clinch but Donnelly is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
Diego checks a leg kick.
Diego tries to counter by closing the distance.
Donnelly throws a nice head kick!
Diego clinches up against the cage.
Donnelly can't find room to land a body shot as Diego controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donnelly breaks the clinch.
Donnelly throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Diego has Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Donnelly.
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!
Donnelly blocks a body shot from Diego.
Donnelly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly lands with a left to the head.
Donnelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diego misses with a hook. Donnelly ducked under it nicely.
Diego does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diego takes a swing at Donnelly's ribcage but misses.
Donnelly tried to counter with a leg kick but Diego avoided it.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Diego avoids it.
Brian Donnelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donnelly throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Diego.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Donnelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Diego tries to counter with a clinch but Donnelly shakes him off and moves away.
A shot to the body from Donnelly misses
and Diego counters with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly motions for Diego to come forward. Donnelly throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Diego checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diego scores with a hook to the body. Donnelly takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Donnelly misses with a straight right.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Diego checks it.
Diego throws a right hand that Donnelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Donnelly also avoids with ease.
Donnelly looks to land a body kick but Diego moved away.
Diego feints and then cracks Donnelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Donnelly down.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diego throws a body punch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Diego throws a leg kick but Donnelly sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Donnelly does it's job there.
Diego tries to work over Donnelly's front leg with a kick but Donnelly checks it.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diego wants to counter with a clinch but Donnelly pushes him away.
Diego wants to clinch up but Donnelly keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Diego there.
Donnelly takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A bone on bone clash there as Diego blocks the leg kick.
Donnelly gets tackled into the cage by Diego. Diego maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Donnelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Diego tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Donnelly's elbow.
Diego misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donnelly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly throws a leg kick but Diego sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Diego.
Brian Donnelly is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego throws a nice looking combination but Donnelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
Donnelly misses with a low kick.
Diego closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Donnelly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Diego's elbow.
Don Diego seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
Donnelly breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Donnelly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Diego tenderised Donnelly's leg. Donnelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diego misses with a hook.
Donnelly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Donnelly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Diego is looking to clinch.
Diego keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diego catches Donnelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Diego scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Diego avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Donnelly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diego ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diego gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Donnelly manages to break the clinch.
Diego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Donnelly.
Diego tries to counter by closing the distance.
Donnelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
Diego tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Donnelly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As Diego backs away, Donnelly returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Donnelly wants to land a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
Donnelly digs a good body shot into Diego's ribs.
Diego closes the distance and clinches.
Donnelly throws a punch but it's blocked by Diego.
Donnelly is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Diego lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Donnelly is trying to force a seperation but Diego has the dominant position.
Diego works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
Diego lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Diego.
Diego fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diego blocks a body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Donnelly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diego scores with a shot to the side of Donnelly's head.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Diego has him pressed against the cage.
Diego is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Donnelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Diego swings wildly with an uppercut but Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Donnelly has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Diego lands a right hand that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego lands with a left to the head.
Diego scores with a shoulder strike.
Donnelly is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
Diego blocking some punches.
Donnelly misses with a punch to the body.
Diego taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Diego prevents Donnelly from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Donnelly.
Diego dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Donnelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch up but Donnelly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Diego misses.
Donnelly throws a quick counter head kick but Diego was just out of range.
Donnelly uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Diego misses with a low kick as Donnelly jumps back.
Donnelly lands a front kick.
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Donnelly throws a quick counter head kick but Diego was just out of range.
Diego lands a jab to Donnelly's midsection.
Diego throws a hook but Donnelly blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego lands a nice hook to Donnelly's body. Donnelly takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnelly will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Donnelly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Donnelly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Diego scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Donnelly cracks the inside of Diego's front leg.
Donnelly takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Donnelly lands with a kick to the ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Diego misses the target.
Diego throws a leg kick but Donnelly checks it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Diego, right into the meat.
Diego lands a glancing blow to the side of Donnelly's head.
Diego missing with a left hand there. Donnelly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Diego scores with a crisp jab that stopped Donnelly in his tracks.
Donnelly throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Donnelly sets himself, and Diego steps forward looking for the clinch! Donnelly avoids it this time.
Donnelly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diego connects with a leg kick. Donnelly looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Donnelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
Donnelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Diego is out of range.
Diego lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego thumps Donnelly with a low kick.
Diego cracks the inside of Donnelly's front leg.
Donnelly misses with a body kick.
Diego checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diego is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Donnelly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diego ducks under a wild hook from Donnelly.
Diego misses with a body kick.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Donnelly's shoulder, as Donnelly tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Donnelly misses.
Donnelly looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Donnelly scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diego misses with a wild body shot.
Donnelly throws a right and a left that Diego avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Donnelly is just out of range.
Diego has Donnelly up against the cage in a clinch.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donnelly's efforts to push away.
Diego lands an uppercut.
Donnelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diego goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Diego lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diego tries to throw a body punch but Donnelly avoids it by throwing Diego back against the cage.
Donnelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Donnelly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Diego has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Donnelly seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Diego can turn it around.
Donnelly misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Diego.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Diego.
Diego lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diego works on Donnelly's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diego is leaning against Donnelly and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Diego wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donnelly throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Donnelly needs to keep his hands up - Diego had a free shot at his head there.
Donnelly moves out of range of the leg kick from Diego.
Diego connects with a solid leg kick.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Diego wants to land a leg kick but Donnelly is out of range.
Diego's jab looks to have found its range, popping Donnelly under the eye.
Donnelly walks forward, straight into a front kick from Diego.
Diego feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Donnelly's calf.
Donnelly takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Diego tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Donnelly counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Diego is looking to land body kicks.
Donnelly closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Donnelly lands with a hook. Diego tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diego has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diego takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A right hand to the body from Diego.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Donnelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Diego working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Donnelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly jabs at Diego's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Diego checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diego scoring well with a low kick there.
Donnelly throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Diego is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Diego has closed the distance and engaged Donnelly in a clinch.
Donnelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Donnelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A left hand lands to the body for Diego.
Donnelly blocks an uppercut.
Donnelly misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diego has a couple of punches blocked by Donnelly.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Diego prevents a body shot from Donnelly.
Donnelly blocking some punches.
Diego lands a hook that snaps the head of Donnelly backwards.
Diego throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego stalling in the clinch but Donnelly improves position.
Diego misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Diego is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Donnelly is keeping busy.
Diego working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Donnelly stalling in the clinch but Diego improves position.
Diego misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Diego.
Diego misses with a body punch.
Donnelly breaks the clinch.
Donnelly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donnelly throws a solid leg kick but Diego takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Donnelly.
Donnelly slips under a jab.
Donnelly scores with a jab. Diego acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donnelly takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Donnelly ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Diego tries to close the distance and clinch but Donnelly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diego throws a leg kick but Donnelly moved away.
Donnelly looks for the body kick but Diego saw that one coming.
Diego dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Donnelly. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Diego checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Donnelly cracks Diego with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donnelly wants to slow Diego down by chopping away at his legs.
Diego blocks a low kick nicely.
Donnelly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego lands a jab to Donnelly's midsection.
Diego avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diego.
Diego lands a slapping body shot.
Diego throws the left hand but Donnelly avoids the punch easily.
Donnelly takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Diego throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Donnelly stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donnelly stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diego.
Diego tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donnelly tries a head kick but it misses.
Donnelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diego.
Diego checks the leg kick.
Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Donnelly.
Donnelly attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diego darts in and clinches Donnelly up against the cage.
Diego stalls.
A short right from Diego on the inside.
Diego misses with a hook from the clinch.
Donnelly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donnelly's efforts to push away.
Donnelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donnelly moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Diego lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Donnelly misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Diego creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donnelly is looking to break free of the clinch but Diego has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Diego dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Diego takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Diego wants to slow Donnelly down by chopping away at his legs.
Donnelly throws a chopping leg kick but Diego manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Diego throws a low kick but Donnelly moves out of range easily.
Donnelly throws a big counter combination but Diego scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Donnelly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Diego.
Diego throws a hook to the side of Donnelly's head but Donnelly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diego moves out of range as Donnelly throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Donnelly.
Diego 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.
Donnelly misses with a hook.
Diego slips under a jab from Donnelly.
Diego lands a jab.
Diego slips under a jab from Donnelly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego lands a jab to the head.
Diego swings for the body but Donnelly moves out of range.
Diego lands with a thumping leg kick.
Donnelly fakes the leg kick and cracks Diego in the body.
Donnelly throws a front kick that sends Diego stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Donnelly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donnelly connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diego throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Donnelly.
Donnelly thinks about countering with a head kick.
Diego throws a body kick that misses.
Diego scores with a decent looking hook.
Diego uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Donnelly.
Diego catches Donnelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Donnelly cracks Diego with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diego cracks Donnelly with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Diego tries to clinch but Donnelly moves out of range.
Diego has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Donnelly.
Donnelly wants to slow Diego down by chopping away at his legs.
Donnelly backing away here, and Diego unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Donnelly throws a solid leg kick but Diego takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Donnelly.
Donnelly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Diego.
Diego tries to score with a low kick but Donnelly moves his leg out of the way.
Diego takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Donnelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Diego.
Donnelly pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diego blocks a head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego connects with the punch.
Brian Donnelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Donnelly finds it's way through Diego's defenses.
Diego with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diego checks a leg kick.
Diego clobbers Donnelly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diego moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Donnelly throws a low kick but Diego moves out of range easily.
Diego throws an overhand right that lands on Donnelly's shoulder, as Donnelly tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Donnelly wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A cross from Donnelly lands.
Diego closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Donnelly tries to work over Diego's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Diego keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Donnelly's efforts to push away.
Donnelly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donnelly throws out a leg kick but Diego moves out of range and Donnelly only half commits.
Diego scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Donnelly doesn't seem bothered though.
Diego throws a sloppy head kick and Donnelly moves out of range easily.
Donnelly throws the kick towards the body but Diego avoids it.
Donnelly misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses the jab.
Donnelly jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Diego misses the shot to the body.
Donnelly misses with a head kick.
Diego takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Diego connects with an inside leg kick.
Diego checks the leg kick nicely there.
Diego changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Donnelly looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diego connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diego walks into a stiff left hand from Donnelly.
Diego lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diego misses with a looping right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Donnelly.
Donnelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diego. That's going to slow Donnelly down.
Donnelly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A telegraphed right hand from Donnelly misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Diego. That snapped Donnelly's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diego moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donnelly buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Donnelly cracks the inside of Diego's front leg.
Diego looks to score with a jab to the body but Donnelly is just out of range.
Diego scores with a leg kick.
Diego bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Donnelly's head backwards.
Donnelly throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Diego counters with a stiff right hand.
Diego lands a right hook to the body.
Nice cross by Diego.
Diego avoids the head kick by Donnelly.
Donnelly sets himself, and Diego steps forward looking for the clinch! Donnelly avoids it this time.
A nice leg kick lands there from Diego.
Donnelly cracks the inside of Diego's front leg.
Donnelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donnelly throws a head kick that misses.
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.
Diego ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab from Diego.
Donnelly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Donnelly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diego manages to avoid it.
Don Diego is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Donnelly lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Diego at a distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Diego comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Diego 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Diego!
Don Diego is the new middleweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Don Diego said 'I'll finally speak, my English no very good so my apologize. I work very hard for dis, and thank you to my trainers, and people back home. I will KO anybody...Sorry to my opponent, I do feel bad for him, that was no fun time for him..'.
The defeated Brian Donnelly had this to say: 'Well shit.'.
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