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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaako Turkinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rune Banchamek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaako Turkinen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rune Banchamek!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Turkinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turkinen.
Turkinen dives in and grabs Banchamek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Banchamek pushes down on Turkinen's head and hops out.
Banchamek misses with a takedown attempt
and Turkinen counters with a single leg into guard. Banchamek didn't expect that.
Turkinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Banchamek looking to control.
Turkinen wants to control from the top but Banchamek keeps moving.
Turkinen passes Banchamek's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Turkinen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Turkinen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Banchamek defending well though.
Banchamek is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Turkinen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Turkinen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are battling for position here. Banchamek manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Banchamek trying to control the position.
Banchamek had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Turkinen defends it easily.
Turkinen chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banchamek is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Turkinen rolls with it to try and escape but Banchamek cranks on the arm and Turkinen is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rune Banchamek!
Our winner, Rune Banchamek, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Haigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renzo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haigh comes to the cage accompanied by Prayer of the Refugee by Rise Against . 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
30 - 30 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Haigh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of London, Renzo Alves !
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Haigh slips the punch.
Haigh swinging wildly here.
Good standup being displayed there by Haigh as he connects with a hook.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Haigh saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Alves misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Haigh misses its target.
Haigh fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Alves .
Haigh stuffs the takedown.
Haigh lands with a cross.
Alves misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haigh.
Haigh stuffs the takedown.
John Haigh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Renzo Alves .
Alves bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alves gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haigh content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Alves 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haigh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A swing and a miss from Alves .
It looked like Haigh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alves .
Haigh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Haigh throws a head kick but Alves moves out of range.
Haigh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alves .
Haigh blocks a jab.
Haigh blocks a jab.
Renzo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Haigh counters with a nice leg kick.
Haigh lands with a kick to the temple. Alves shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Renzo Alves has been cut.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haigh circles away quickly and effectively.
Alves fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alves throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haigh stalks Alves and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Alves 's face. Alves staggers backwards, shaken.
Alves is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Haigh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alves misses the shot to the body.
Haigh lands a nice shot that snaps Alves 's head back.
John Haigh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alves misses with a series of wild punches.
Haigh scores with a head kick. Alves tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alves is still on wobbly legs! Can Haigh finish him?
Haigh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alves .
Haigh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alves lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Alves .
Haigh throws a head kick that misses.
Haigh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alves seems to have recovered his senses.
Haigh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alves throws a series of punches but Haigh moves out of range.
Haigh just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Haigh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alves misses with the combination.
Alves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haigh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alves . Alves circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A jab from Alves misses.
Alves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haigh half committed to a counter leg kick.
Haigh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haigh dodges the punch combination from Alves .
Haigh blocks a jab.
Haigh dodges the punch combination from Alves .
Haigh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooh!!! Haigh has knocked Alves down with a huge combo! Haigh steps away and waves a wobbly Alves back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Alves darts in looking for a takedown but Haigh gets double underhooks and turns Alves into the cage.
Alves looks winded!
Haigh lands with an uppercut that bounces Alves off the cage and back into range.
Alves misses with a two punch combination.
Haigh lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Alves falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Haigh!
John Haigh very nearly forgot to thank My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Henry's choice of entrance music: Unashamed. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Henry enters the cage!
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147 lbs
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151 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Henry!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Henry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Smith shoots for a double leg takedown but Henry sprawls well. He's pushed Smith's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henry.
Smith defending well as Henry loads up on a big left hand.
Smith tries for a takedown but Henry circles away easily
and Henry counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice cross by Smith.
Henry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Henry lands a left and a right that send Smith crashing to the mat, dazed. Henry thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Smith is rocked!
Henry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jab from Henry.
Henry drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry swinging wildly here.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries for a takedown but Henry sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smith throws a low kick but Henry moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.
Smith closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Smith lands in his opponent's guard.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Smith accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Henry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Henry is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Henry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Henry landing with the ground and pound.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Henry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Henry seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Henry trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry preventing the sweep.
Smith is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Henry misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Henry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Henry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Henry takes one to the chin there.
Henry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Henry's leg but Henry calmly moves out of range.
Henry fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Henry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henry misses with a body kick.
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Henry looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Henry tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Smith wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Henry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Henry tries to improve position but can't.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Henry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Henry taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henry is trying to improve his position.
Smith staying calm.
Henry dodges the ground and pound from Smith.
Smith tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Henry has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Henry can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Smith cracks Henry with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Henry manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Smith regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Henry.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Henry from controlling successfully.
Henry slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry chips away with some ground and pound.
Henry trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Henry controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Henry 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.
Jimmy Smith dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Smith throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry walks into a jab.
Henry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Smith jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Jimmy Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Henry sees coming a mile off.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Henry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry scores with a head kick.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Henry's head but Henry sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henry lands a jab to the nose.
Henry tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Henry drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Henry is looking for the KO!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Henry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Henry tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Smith motions for Henry to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith staying out of range there.
Henry takes one to the chin there.
Smith shoots and misses
and Henry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Smith!
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Smith tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Henry.
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henry throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Henry moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Henry throws a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Henry throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Henry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henry pushes Smith away with a front kick.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Henry's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Henry scores with a nice right hand.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Henry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Henry has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Henry!
John Henry thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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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
21 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Incheol Wonha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Juan Koski!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski drops his hands momentarily and Wonha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wonha wants to clinch but Koski slips to the side
and Koski counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Incheol Wonha has been cut.
Wonha cracks Koski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Juan Koski has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Koski. Those never looked like landing.
Wonha takes a swing at Koski's ribcage but misses.
Wonha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koski was well out of range. Poor timing from Wonha.
Koski connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wonha momentarily.
Wonha works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wonha avoids a kick to the body.
Incheol Wonha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonha moves into range and clinches up with Koski.
Wonha lands an elbow just above Koski 's eye.
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!
Koski misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Koski dodges an elbow strike from Wonha.
Koski blocks an elbow strike.
Wonha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wonha stops a takedown attempt from Koski.
Wonha blocks an uppercut.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koski misses with the head strike.
Wonha controlling the action here for a moment.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wonha landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wonha stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wonha swings wildly with an uppercut but Koski uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Koski as the two fighters clinch.
Koski throws a punch but it's blocked by Wonha.
Koski tries to work over Wonha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Koski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Koski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wonha scores a nice knee to the body.
Koski tries to throw a body punch but Wonha avoids it by throwing Koski back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Wonha - that landed with a thud.
Wonha displaying some good clinch control by pressing Koski up against the cage.
Koski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wonha misses with a knee strike.
Koski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski blocks the elbow strike.
Koski throws a head punch that misses.
Koski misses with a punch on the inside.
Koski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koski blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
Wonha slows down the pace here.
Koski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wonha lands a good knee to the midsection. Koski won't want to take too many of those.
Koski avoiding damage as Wonha throws knees to the body.
Wonha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koski's defenses.
That has opened up Juan Koski's cut even more.
Koski lands with a short shot to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Koski misses with a punch to the body.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Koski shrugs off.
Koski scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski swings wildly with an uppercut but Wonha uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koski.
Wonha is struggling to control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wonha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Wonha controls the action.
Nice elbow from Wonha.
Koski has a couple of punches blocked by Wonha.
Wonha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wonha lands an elbow inside that Koski shrugs off.
The cut above Juan Koski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Koski lands a hook that snaps the head of Wonha backwards.
Koski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wonha creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koski's defenses.
Wonha lands an elbow just above Koski 's eye.
Koski is leaning against Wonha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incheol Wonha dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wonha closes the distance and pushes Koski back into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wonha.
Koski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wonha.
Wonha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Koski fails to land.
Wonha landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wonha trying to land knees to the body.
Koski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha tries a body shot but Koski blocks it.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Wonha controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koski.
Wonha throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wonha lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koski dodges an elbow strike from Wonha.
Wonha pushes off an throws an elbow but Koski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koski takes an elbow to the temple.
Koski managing to block the knees to the body from Wonha.
Koski avoids a wild elbow strike from Wonha.
Koski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wonha's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Wonha stalling in the clinch.
Koski tries to throw a body punch but Wonha avoids it by throwing Koski back against the cage.
Koski lands a body punch.
Koski misses with some punches.
Wonha is struggling to control the position.
Incheol Wonha has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koski avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wonha creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koski misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Wonha controls the action.
Koski tries to work over Wonha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Wonha.
A right handed body shot lands from Koski.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Juan Koski's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Koski.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koski tries to throw a body punch but Wonha avoids it by throwing Koski back against the cage.
Wonha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koski can't find room to land a body shot as Wonha controls the action.
Wonha is stalling here.
Wonha is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wonha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koski can do to turn this around?
Wonha blocking some punches.
Koski swings wildly with an uppercut but Wonha uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wonha with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Juan Koski's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Incheol Wonha!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Escobar has chosen KoRn En Vivo Mtv as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pablo Escobar has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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156 lbs
31 - 20 - 0 |
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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
29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nathan Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Escobar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silver 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.
Escobar scores with a jab. Silver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Escobar avoids the body shot from Silver.
Escobar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silver slips a jab from Escobar.
Escobar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Escobar has Silver up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Silver is trying to force a seperation but Escobar has the dominant position.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Silver misses with a hook.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Escobar.
Silver lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silver.
Escobar fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Escobar scores with a sloppy right hand. Silver should have avoided that one.
Escobar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escobar misses with a body shot
and Silver counters with a good, hard body kick but Escobar shrugs it off.
Silver throws a body kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escobar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar misses with a looping left.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Escobar is out of range.
Escobar moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver slowing the pace effectively.
Escobar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Escobar can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Silver lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.
Escobar misses with a body punch.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Escobar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver lands a right hand.
Escobar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Escobar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Silver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Escobars head.
Silver misses with the head strike.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Escobar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Silver prevents the takedown attempt.
Escobar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Escobar tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Escobar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Silver.
Silver has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Silver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Escobar.
Silver lands a body punch.
Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Silver gets caught flat footed, as Escobar shoots in with a quick takedown into 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!
Silver throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silver wants to sweep but no luck.
Escobar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Escobar tries to free his leg and advance position but Silver is retaining full guard.
Silver being controlled here, momentarily.
Escobar is pushing down on Silver's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silver is fighting to maintain full guard but Escobar has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Escobar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobar fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Escobar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Escobar.
Escobar throws a big shot that misses.
Escobar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silver's head backwards.
Escobar lands with an uppercut that bounces Silver off the cage and back into range.
Escobar misses with a looping right.
Silver is looking to counter punch.
Pablo Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A swing and a miss from Silver.
Escobar connects with a right hand. Silver shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver misses with a hook.
Silver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Escobar moved out of range.
Escobar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Silver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar circles away.
Escobar wants to counter the offense by Silver and move into the clinch position.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silver.
Silver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Silver.
Jab from Silver.
Silver tries to bum rush Escobar with a series of wild strikes but Escobar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Escobar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silver.
Escobar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Escobar blocks an uppercut.
Escobar struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Silver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silver keeps Escobar at a distance using the push kick.
Silver on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Escobar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Escobar tries to counter it with a takedown but Silver pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Silver ducks down to avoid it.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Escobar's head but Escobar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silver connects with a good right hand that stumbles Escobar. Escobar circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Escobar lands a lovely overhand right.
Escobar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silver to the ground. Escobar is now in Silver's guard.
Escobar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silver manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Silver keeps moving.
Escobar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Escobar drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silver dives on top into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a couple of elbows.
Escobar controls Silver momentarily but Silver frees himself.
Escobar throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Escobar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silver stands and throws Escobar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Escobar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver working the ground and pound from side control.
Silver is looking to take a break and control but Escobar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pablo Escobar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silver thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Escobar is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Escobar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silver misses with the ground and pound.
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 Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Silver. That snapped Escobar's head back.
Silver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Escobar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silver is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silver is trying to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver is working hard here to advance position.
Silver manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Escobar trying to control from half guard but Silver is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silver manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Escobar content to stall in guard here.
Escobar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Escobar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Escobar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silver sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is looking to pass Silver's guard but actually Silver recovers to full guard.
Escobar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Escobar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Escobar looking to sit in guard and control but Silver gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.
Silver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escobar is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Escobar has his foot on Silver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silver works his way back into a safe position though.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.
Escobar is trying to control the position but Silver postures up.
Silver would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silver sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silver wants to control from the top but Escobar keeps moving.
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.
Escobar is trying to control the position but Silver postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silver pushes down on Escobar's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Escobar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Escobar keeping control of the position.
Silver is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Escobar trying to control from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nathan Silver.
I think Silver 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Silver!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nathan Silver made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Medeiros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stark's entrance music is Sledgehammer!. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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23 - 10 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Stark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 10 - 2, fighting out of London, Jose Medeiros!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stark throws out the jab.
Medeiros is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Medeiros scores with a nice strike.
Stark lands a front kick.
Stark takes a swing at Medeiros's ribcage but misses.
Stark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Good shot there by Stark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Medeiros takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stark 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.
Stark looks to land a right hand but Medeiros moved out of range.
Stark with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Medeiros to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros cracks Stark with a good jab.
Medeiros moves away from the strike by Stark.
Medeiros shoots in looking for a takedown but Stark manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Medeiros's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Medeiros is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Steven Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Medeiros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Stark as he avoids it easily.
Stark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Medeiros staying out of range there.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Stark uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Medeiros has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros drops his hands momentarily and Stark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Medeiros comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Medeiros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stark.
Medeiros bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stark's head backwards.
A shot to the liver by Medeiros. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Medeiros lands a jab to the nose.
Stark throws a looping overhand right but Medeiros ducks down to avoid it.
Medeiros with the counter takedown but Stark avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Medeiros counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Medeiros wants to control from the top but Stark keeps moving.
Medeiros landing with the ground and pound.
Stark has Medeiros pulled in close to control his posture.
Stark keeping full guard, as Medeiros tries to pass.
Stark managing to control the position.
Medeiros lands a couple of digs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros throwing strikes from guard but Stark blocks nicely.
Medeiros slips nicely into half guard.
Medeiros throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Medeiros throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Stark to regain full guard.
Medeiros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stark is looking to stand up but Medeiros isn't so interested in that idea.
Stark keeping moving, preventing Medeiros from controlling successfully.
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 Steven Stark will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stark swings for the body but Medeiros moves out of range.
Medeiros changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stark misses with a jab to the body
and Medeiros counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stark wants to sweep here but Medeiros controlling him for the moment.
Medeiros postures up in Stark's guard and throws a big left but Stark blocks it.
Medeiros throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Medeiros missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Medeiros postures up in Stark's guard and throws a big left but Stark blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Medeiros.
Medeiros throws a big right hand that misses.
Medeiros being controlled here momentarily.
Medeiros looking to sit in guard and control but Stark gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros looking for a sweep. Not yet Medeiros, not yet.
Medeiros being controlled here, momentarily.
Medeiros is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two 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.
Stark engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stark trying to move into half guard but instead Medeiros has managed to sweep!
Jose Medeiros has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stark 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stark is on top in guard.
Medeiros 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Medeiros is keeping the position for now.
Stark lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Medeiros wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Stark is now in half guard.
Stark wants to pass the guard but Medeiros is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stark prevents Medeiros from improving his position.
Stark stalling away here and it's allowed Medeiros to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Medeiros working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stark got a little sloppy there for a moment and Medeiros has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stark has managed to get both his arms back between Medeiros's legs - danger averted.
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 Steven Stark will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Medeiros bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stark's head.
Medeiros throws a body shot but no joy.
Medeiros scores with a nice strike.
Stark throws out a loose jab but Medeiros uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark connects with a jab.
Medeiros will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros scores with a nice strike.
Stark moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Medeiros changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Medeiros feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Starks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Medeiros misses with a double jab.
Stark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stark throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And Medeiros tries to counter it with a takedown but Stark pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Stark digs a good hook to Medeiros's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark scores with a shot to the body.
Stark waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Medeiros.
Medeiros drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Stark defends it well.
Stark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Medeiros circles away quickly and effectively.
Medeiros feints the counter takedown.
Medeiros throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Stark tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Medeiros is in Stark'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!
Stark is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Stark perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Stark prevents Medeiros from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeiros gets back to full guard.
Stark wants to control from the top but Medeiros keeps moving.
Jose Medeiros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Medeiros not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Medeiros keeping moving, preventing Stark from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Medeiros has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Stark passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Stark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stark, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Stark!
Steven Stark bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Krum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umbra Uxxarest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krum's entrance music is Explosive by Bond. A fine choice. Viktor Krum had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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25 - 15 - 0 |
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147 lbs
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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
25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viktor Krum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Umbra Uxxarest!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uxxarest goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Krum cracks Uxxarest with a good jab.
Viktor Krum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krum misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Uxxarest misses.
Krum throws an overhand right that lands on Uxxarest's shoulder, as Uxxarest tries to avoid the shot.
Uxxarest throws out a counter right but Krum avoids it with no problem.
Uxxarest 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.
Uxxarest stuns Krum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Krum as he connects with a hook.
Krum scores with a nice head shot.
Krum lands with a cross.
Uxxarest blocks a head kick by Krum.
Uxxarest misses with an uppercut. Krum saw that one coming.
Krum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Uxxarest uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krum.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uxxarest keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krum.
Krum is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Krum throws a jab but it's blocked by Uxxarest.
Krum darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest swings widly with a right hand
and Krum counters with a stiff right hand.
Krum's corner calls for a 1-2. Krum obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Krum is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Krum scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Uxxarest tries to keep at a distance but Krum has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Krum.
Krum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krum struggles to land a body shot inside as Uxxarest controls his hands.
Uxxarest misses with a punch on the inside.
Uxxarest swings wildly with an uppercut but Krum uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uxxarest.
Uxxarest has a couple of punches blocked by Krum.
Uxxarest fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krum works on Uxxarest's body with a couple of short punches.
Krum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Uxxarest backwards.
Krum scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krum manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krum throws a hook but Uxxarest avoids it easily.
Uxxarest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uxxarest counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Uxxarest moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uxxarest! But no joy.
Krum throws an overhand right that lands on Uxxarest's shoulder, as Uxxarest tries to avoid the shot.
Uxxarest swings away with a body shot that misses
and Krum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uxxarest ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krum moves away.
Krum misses with a hook. Uxxarest ducked under it nicely.
Krum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Uxxarest staying out of range there.
Uxxarest walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krum throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Krum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krum misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Krum throws a hook but Uxxarest avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Uxxarest.
Krum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Uxxarest defending well as Krum loads up on a big left hand.
Uxxarest flicks out a counter leg kick but Krum steps away.
Uxxarest tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A telegraphed right hand from Krum misses the target.
Uxxarest takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Uxxarest thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krum misses with a kick to the body.
Krum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krum connects with a body shot that sends Uxxarest's belly button to the back.
Uxxarest gets tackled into the cage by Krum. Krum maintains the clinch.
Krum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Uxxarest on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Uxxarest throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krums head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uxxarest misses with a short punch on the inside.
Uxxarest working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Uxxarest scores with a nice short uppercut.
Uxxarest scores with a nice hook to the head.
Uxxarest goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krum blocking some punches.
Uxxarest struggles to land a body shot inside as Krum controls his hands.
Krum struggles to land a body shot inside as Uxxarest controls his hands.
Uxxarest has Krum pressed against the cage, preventing Krum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Uxxarest misses with a body punch.
Uxxarest is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Uxxarest swings wildly with an uppercut but Krum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uxxarest throws a head punch that misses.
Krum tries to work over Uxxarest's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Uxxarest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Viktor Krum dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Uxxarest ducks under a wild hook from Krum.
Uxxarest ducks under a wild hook from Krum.
It seemed like Uxxarest was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Krum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Uxxarest slips a straight right by Krum.
Uxxarest keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krum.
Uxxarest fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Krum is out of range.
Krum avoids the head kick by Uxxarest.
Uxxarest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krum throws out the jab.
Krum digs a good hook to Uxxarest's body.
Uxxarest stuns Krum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uxxarest uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krum.
Krum tries to clinch up
and Uxxarest counters with a head kick that drops Krum!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krum controls Uxxarest momentarily but Uxxarest frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest advances to half guard.
Uxxarest is looking to take a break and control but Krum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krum has a hand on Uxxarest's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Uxxarest takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uxxarest controlling from mount.
Krum tries to hold on but Uxxarest postures up.
Uxxarest wants to control the pace but Krum is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Krum haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Uxxarest sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Uxxarest takes Krum's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Krum is in trouble.
Will Uxxarest go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest working for the choke.
Uxxarest is persistently looking for the submission but Krum is defending it well.
Uxxarest is riding his opponent, not letting Krum buck him off.
A lull in the action here.
Uxxarest missing with punches from the back.
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.
Uxxarest landing with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uxxarest not allowing Krum to control his hands.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Uxxarest tries to get the hooks in deep but Krum pushed the leg off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krum can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krum trying to control the position but Uxxarest manages to sink in the hooks.
Uxxarest trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Krum doesn't escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umbra Uxxarest 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. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krum checks a leg kick.
Uxxarest displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krum throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Uxxarest.
Krum dips to his left and cracks Uxxarest with an uppercut!
Krum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Uxxarest.
Uxxarest throws a right hand that misses
letting Krum counter with a right hand.
Krum lands a right hook to the body.
Krum lands a really nice looking cross but Uxxarest seems unphased.
Uxxarest smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Krum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uxxarest.
A countering left hand to the body from Uxxarest misses.
Krum scores with a leg kick.
Krum punishes Uxxarest's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Uxxarest.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest throws a lazy right hand but Krum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krum throws a right hand that misses
and Uxxarest counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krum looks to throw the jab but Uxxarest is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Uxxarest misses.
Uxxarest waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krum.
Krum swings away with a leg kick that misses.
As Krum backs off Uxxarest throws a huge counter combo but Krum manages to avoid it all.
Uxxarest looks to throw the jab but Krum is out of range.
Krum slips a straight right by Uxxarest.
Krum lands a nice shot to the body.
Krum works Uxxarest's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Krum misses its intended target.
Nice body punch from Krum.
Good leg kick by Uxxarest there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krum.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest misses with a kick to the body.
Krum misses with a straight right.
Uxxarest connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Uxxarest looks to throw the jab but Krum is out of range.
Krum scores with a jab to the jaw.
Krum connects with a crisp jab.
Uxxarest is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krum.
Krum with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Uxxarest to score with a decent uppercut.
Uxxarest takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Viktor Krum is winning the standup battle so far.
Uxxarest scores with the left hand. Krum knows he should have avoided that one.
Krum lands with a nice body kick.
Uxxarest thumps Krum with a low kick.
Krum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Uxxarest tries a quick counter leg kick but Krum is wise to it.
Crunch! Krum slams his shin into Uxxarest's torso.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Uxxarest in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest moves out of range as Krum strikes.
Uxxarest throws out a counter right but Krum avoids it with no problem.
Uxxarest throws a body shot but no joy.
Uxxarest tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krum lands with an uppercut that bounces Uxxarest off the cage and back into range.
Uxxarest takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Uxxarest slips under a jab from Krum.
Uxxarest appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Krum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Uxxarest counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Uxxarest finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Krum lands a leg kick that knocks Uxxarest off balance momentarily.
Krum scoring well with a low kick there.
Krum lands a lovely overhand right.
Uxxarest throws a lazy body kick
and Krum counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Uxxarest moves out of range as Krum strikes.
Uxxarest has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Krum throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uxxarest stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Uxxarest walks into a stiff left hand from Krum.
Krum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Krum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Uxxarest takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krum lands a jab to the nose.
Krum misses with a right hand
and Uxxarest counters with a nice body kick.
Uxxarest swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Krum.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uxxarest gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Krum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krum 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Krum!
During a confident post fight interview, Viktor Krum thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paul Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arjen Franck Robbery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arjen Franck Robbery has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Newman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Arjen Franck Robbery!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newman lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robbery fails with an attempt to clinch.
Robbery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Newman.
Newman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Newman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Robbery uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Newman has time to react.
Newman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A quick step to the side and Newman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Robbery.
Robbery thinks about the counter body kick.
Newman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Robbery backs up against the cage.
It looks like Arjen Franck Robbery has been cut.
Newman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Newman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newman instigates a clinch.
Newman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short left from Newman.
Robbery tries for a takedown. No joy.
A nice left hand lands by Newman.
Newman throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbery.
Newman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robbery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman working aggressively here.
Robbery lands a hook that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Robbery misses with the head strike.
Newman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newman is trying to stall.
Newman lands a left hand.
Robbery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robbery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robbery blocks an uppercut.
Newman is struggling to control the position.
Newman takes a shot to the head.
Newman blocks an uppercut.
Robbery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newman lands with a right to the head.
Newman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Newman misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbery scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Robbery is stalling here.
Robbery lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robbery misses with a hook to the ribs.
Newman wants to stall.
Robbery stalling in the clinch but Newman improves position.
Robbery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbery tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Newman avoids it.
Robbery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Newman gets through Robbery's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Robbery looking to slow down the pace here.
Robbery lands with a right to the head.
Newman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newman lands with an overhand left.
Newman connects with a body shot that sends Robbery's belly button to the back.
Robbery throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbery misses with a head kick.
Newman lands a nice looking body kick.
Newman avoids the head kick by Robbery.
Paul Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robbery tries to clinch up but Newman circles away and keeps his distance.
Robbery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newman.
A little jabbing left from Robbery on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good leg kick by Robbery there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Robbery misses the jab.
Robbery ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Robbery throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Newman throws a combination. Robbery tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jab, jab by Robbery - just one landing.
Newman clinches with his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbery tries to throw a body punch but Newman avoids it by throwing Robbery back against the cage.
Robbery works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Newman blocks an uppercut.
Robbery doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Robbery has a couple of punches blocked by Newman.
Robbery working aggressively here.
Robbery scores with a shoulder strike.
Robbery working aggressively here.
Newman lands a left hand.
Robbery fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robbery dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Robbery lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Robbery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Newman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Robbery.
Robbery wants to slow Newman down by chopping away at his legs.
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 Paul Newman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arjen Franck Robbery's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Newman scores with a head kick.
Paul Newman is winning the standup battle so far.
Robbery misses with a two punch combination.
Newman lands with a straight right. Robbery didn't see that one coming.
Newman throws a head kick that misses.
Newman moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRobbery.
Robbery rushes Newman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Robbery lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robbery has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Newman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Robbery is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Newman is keeping busy.
Robbery pushes Newman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Newman throws a head punch that misses.
Newman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Newman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Robbery looking to slow down the pace here.
Robbery throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Newmans head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newman tries to stall but Robbery uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Robbery takes a shot to the head.
Robbery has a couple of punches blocked by Newman.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Newman takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Robbery tries a body shot but Newman blocks it.
Newman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newman gets through Robbery's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That has opened up Arjen Franck Robbery's cut even more.
Newman stalling the fight.
Robbery has Newman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Newman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Newman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Robbery blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robbery's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Newman has Robbery pressed against the cage.
Newman lands a nice shot to the body.
Robbery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robbery manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Arjen Franck Robbery seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbery lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Robbery misses with some punches.
Newman pushes Robbery back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robbery throws a head punch that misses.
Newman gets underhooks to prevent Robbery's takedown attempt.
Paul Newman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjen Franck Robbery.
Newman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newman misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Newman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robbery misses with a punch on the inside.
Newman is trying to stall.
Robbery lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robbery.
Newman blocking some punches.
Robbery is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Robbery fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Newman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Robbery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Robbery fails to land.
Robbery tries to stall but Newman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robbery creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newman.
Newman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Newman stalling against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Newman.
Newman misses with some punches.
Newman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robbery stalling against the cage.
Newman misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Newman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newman slows down the pace here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Newman as Robbery tries to tie him up.
A hook to the body from Newman.
Robbery tries for a takedown. No joy.
Robbery being controlled against the cage.
Robbery misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robbery pushes Newman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newman just leaning against Robbery, taking a breather.
Robbery will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Newman up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Robbery - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Robbery receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Newman tries to work over Robbery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Newman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arjen Franck Robbery's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Robbery looks to clinch
and Robbery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Newman connects with a right hand. Robbery shakes it off.
Robbery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Newman swivels and escapes.
Newman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Newman blocks a low kick nicely.
Newman throws a hook but Robbery blocks it.
It seemed like Robbery was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've been told by Newman's head coaches at LOD London Top Tier that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Newman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Newman misses with a wild body shot.
Newman moves away from the strike by Robbery.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Newman.
Robbery lands with a straight right. Newman didn't see that one coming.
Newman looks to throw a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Robbery throws a head kick that misses.
Newman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Robbery, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robbery prevents a body shot from Newman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newman.
Newman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Newman is struggling to control the position.
Newman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Newman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Robbery has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Newman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Newman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newman looking to slow down the pace here.
Newman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Newman tries a body shot but Robbery blocks it.
Newman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Newman throws a punch but it's blocked by Robbery.
Arjen Franck Robbery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Newman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Newman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Newman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Robbery looking to slow down the pace here.
Robbery works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Newman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Robbery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robbery digs a right hand underneath Newman's ribcage. Newman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Robbery misses with some punches.
Robbery wants a takedown but no success here.
Paul Newman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arjen Franck Robbery.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robbery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robbery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newman prevents a body shot from Robbery.
Robbery has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Newman after a bit of a struggle.
Newman slows down the pace here.
Robbery wants a takedown.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Newman stops a takedown attempt from Robbery.
Robbery is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Robbery throws a punch but it's blocked by Newman.
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.
A head punch on the inside from Robbery fails to land.
Robbery swings wildly with an uppercut but Newman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Robbery misses with some punches.
Robbery tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Newman.
Robbery tries to land knees in the clinch but Newman avoids the damage to the body.
Newman blocking some punches.
Newman stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Robbery.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Robbery swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Newman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robbery working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Paul Newman.
Well Newman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Newman!
During a confident post fight interview, Paul Newman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bartek Pietrzak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Jamison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamison has chosen Smooth Criminal - Michael Jackson as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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153 lbs
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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
43 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bartek Pietrzak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Carl Jamison!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jamison misses with a hook.
We've been informed that Jamison has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Pietrzak digs a good body shot into Jamison's ribs.
Pietrzak tries to score with a low kick but Jamison moves his leg out of the way.
Pietrzak lands with a straight right. Jamison didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jamison. Pietrzak does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jamison lands a leg kick that knocks Pietrzak off balance momentarily.
Jamison cracks a nice hook into Pietrzak's ribs.
Jamison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pietrzak can pounce on him.
Pietrzak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pietrzak misses with a wild body shot.
Jamison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak ducks under a wild hook from Jamison.
Jamison thows a body kick. Pietrzak tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pietrzak lands with a hook. Jamison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pietrzak. That's going to slow Jamison down.
Jamison scores with a decent looking hook.
Pietrzak lands with a hook. Jamison tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pietrzak lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Pietrzak misses
and Pietrzak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pietrzak throws a body shot but no joy.
Carl Jamison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jamison swings for the body but Pietrzak moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Pietrzak. That snapped Jamison's head back.
Jamison throws a low kick but Pietrzak avoids it.
Pietrzak tries to counter with a takedown but Jamison is quick to defend against it.
Jamison is looking to land body kicks.
Pietrzak stuns Jamison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jamison throws a hook to the side of Pietrzak's head but Pietrzak sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jamison misses with a body shot.
A combination from Pietrzak does no damage.
Jamison throws out a counter right but Pietrzak avoids it with no problem.
Bartek Pietrzak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pietrzak avoids the head kick by Jamison.
Jamison throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pietrzak tries to land a body kick
and Jamison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pietrzak avoids the body shot from Jamison.
Pietrzak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jamison was well out of range. Poor timing from Pietrzak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison misses the shot to the body.
Jamison slips a straight right by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jamison's head.
Jamison slips a jab from Pietrzak.
Jamison misses with a low kick as Pietrzak jumps back.
Jamison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jamison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pietrzak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jamison connects with a looping right hand.
Pietrzak throws a head kick that Jamison semi-blocks.
Jamison throws a big shot that misses.
A left and a right from Pietrzak both land. Nice combination.
Jamison misses with an uppercut. Pietrzak saw that one coming.
Pietrzak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jamison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Pietrzak misses.
Jamison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Pietrzak takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pietrzak tries to counter with a takedown but Jamison is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak throws a jab when Jamison was well out of range.
Jamison staying out of range there.
Jamison staying out of range there.
Jamison jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pietrzak shoots in for a takedown but Jamison shows good takedown defense.
Pietrzak misses with a head kick.
Jamison lands a nice shot that snaps Pietrzak's head back.
Pietrzak throws a series of punches but Jamison moves out of range.
Jamison throws a front kick that sends Pietrzak stumbling back into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Pietrzak.
A little jabbing left from Jamison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jamison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jamison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Jamison misses.
Pietrzak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jamison flicks out a counter leg kick but Pietrzak steps away.
Pietrzak throws an off balance right hand
and Jamison counters with a thumping low kick.
Jamison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pietrzak lands a high kick!
Nice shot by Jamison.
Pietrzak misses with the combination.
Pietrzak looks to land a combination but Jamison avoids it well.
Pietrzak scores with a spinning back kick!
Jamison throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Pietrzak stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jamison throws a body shot but no joy.
Pietrzak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pietrzak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pietrzak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jamison misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pietrzak throws a jab when Jamison was well out of range.
Pietrzak has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jamison.
Pietrzak attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jamison connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carl Jamison will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pietrzak throws a shot to the body.
Jamison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pietrzak's head backwards.
Jamison keeps Pietrzak at a distance using the push kick.
Jamison moves out of range of the body kick from Pietrzak.
Pietrzak throws a hook but Jamison blocks it.
Pietrzak looks for the body kick but Jamison saw that one coming.
Jamison misses with a looping right.
Pietrzak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jamison's corner calls for a 1-2. Jamison obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Pietrzak avoids the body shot from Jamison.
Jamison throws a body punch but Pietrzak moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pietrzak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jamison throws out the jab.
Carl Jamison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pietrzak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jamison.
Jamison misses with a looping right.
Pietrzak with a hook.
Jamison jabs Pietrzak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pietrzak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak misses with a body shot.
Jamison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jamison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pietrzak stuns Jamison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pietrzak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jamison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pietrzak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jamison scrambles back to his feet.
Jamison tries to clinch up.
Jamison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pietrzak misses with a hook to the body
letting Jamison counter with a right hand.
Pietrzak has his takedown stuffed
and Pietrzak takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jamison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jamison tries to land a leg kick but Pietrzak saw it coming and moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Jamison blocks the leg kick.
Pietrzak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Jamison to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Pietrzak.
Jamison has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jamison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pietrzak misses with a head kick.
Jamison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pietrzak.
Pietrzak misses with an uppercut.
Jamison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jamison.
Pietrzak is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pietrzak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big right from Jamison misses.
Sloppy strikes from Pietrzak. Those never looked like landing.
Jamison counters with a body kick.
Jamison punishes Pietrzak's body with a nice straight punch.
Pietrzak misses with a head kick.
Pietrzak with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Jamison to counter with a crisp jab.
Pietrzak walks into a stiff left hand from Jamison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pietrzak has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jamison.
Pietrzak misses with an uppercut
and Jamison counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pietrzak's knee momentarily.
Pietrzak throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jamison scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pietrzak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jamison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pietrzak misses with a head kick.
Pietrzak swings widly with a right hand
and Jamison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jamison lands a head kick. Pietrzak smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pietrzak misses with a body kick.
Pietrzak throws a leg kick but Jamison sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pietrzak moves out of range of the strikes.
Jamison throws a hook but Pietrzak blocks it.
Jamison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pietrzak throws out a loose jab but Jamison uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak scores with a hook to the body. Jamison takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pietrzak with a jab.
Pietrzak lands with a good body shot.
Pietrzak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jamison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pietrzak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pietrzak slips under a jab.
Jamison shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jamison throws a leg kick
and Pietrzak counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Pietrzak working over Jamison with some ground and pound. Jamison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pietrzak trying to control the action but Jamison is working from the bottom.
Pietrzak trying to pass the guard but Jamison defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pietrzak prevents Jamison from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Jamison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jamison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pietrzak can pounce on him.
Pietrzak ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jamison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pietrzak slips a straight right by Jamison.
Jamison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pietrzak misses with a body shot
and Jamison counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jamison throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jamison slips a straight right by Pietrzak.
Jamison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jamison throws a lazy uppercut
and Pietrzak counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jamison's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jamison throws a body shot but no joy.
Pietrzak lands a slapping body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jamison.
Jamison takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jamison misses with a body shot.
Pietrzak half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pietrzak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pietrzak jabs Jamison right on the nose. Jamison blinks but takes it well.
Pietrzak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jamison avoids it really well and circles away.
Pietrzak fails to land the takedown.
Jamison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jamison has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pietrzak finds it's way round the side to connect with Jamison's head.
Pietrzak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jamison.
Pietrzak lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jamison's sensitive parts.
Jamison lands a slapping body shot.
Pietrzak misses with an uppercut. Jamison saw that one coming.
Bartek Pietrzak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carl Jamison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jamison throws a low kick but Pietrzak avoids it.
Pietrzak throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pietrzak misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jamison counters with a leg kick.
Pietrzak throws a body punch but Jamison moves out of range.
A nice side step and Jamison releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pietrzak works Jamison's body with a nice hook.
Jamison cracks the inside of Pietrzak's front leg.
Jamison uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pietrzak.
Jamison throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jamison tries to clinch up.
Jamison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pietrzak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jamison doesn't seem bothered though.
Jamison jabs Pietrzak to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jamison ducks under a wild hook from Pietrzak.
Jamison uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pietrzak has time to react.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jamison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pietrzak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pietrzak thumps Jamison with a low kick.
Jamison slips a jab from Pietrzak.
Jamison connects with a high kick.
Jamison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pietrzak throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Pietrzak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jamison only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jamison.
Jamison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Pietrzak misses with an uppercut
and Jamison counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jamison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pietrzak under the eye.
Pietrzak connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pietrzak takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pietrzak takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pietrzak. Jamison does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Jamison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jamison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pietrzak's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jamison.
Pietrzak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pietrzak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pietrzak throws a shot from downtown. Jamison moves away and avoids it.
Pietrzak throws a jab when Jamison was well out of range.
Jamison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Pietrzak looks to land a left hand but Jamison moved out of range nicely.
Pietrzak loads up on a big right hand but Jamison slips the punch.
Pietrzak looks to land a right hand but Jamison moved out of range.
Pietrzak misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jamison counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jamison.
Pietrzak throws a big shot that misses.
Jamison lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pietrzak connects with a body shot.
Pietrzak throws a series of punches but Jamison moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pietrzak throws a body kick that misses
letting Jamison counter with a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Jamison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jamison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Jamison!
Post fight, an emotional Carl Jamison said 'You been hit by, you been struck by - a smooth criminal!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Adelhard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ein Stein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adelhard's entrance music is Godsmack - I Stand Alone. A fine choice. Bernhard Adelhard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernhard Adelhard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ein Stein!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adelhard jabs at Stein's body.
Stein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adelhard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stein.
Stein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Ein Stein has been cut.
Adelhard misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Stein blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Adelhard. That snapped Stein's head back.
Stein throws a hook but Adelhard blocks it.
Adelhard scores with the left hand. Stein knows he should have avoided that one.
Adelhard throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Adelhard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Stein tries to counter it with a takedown but Adelhard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adelhard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein avoids the head kick by Adelhard.
Adelhard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That kick from Adelhard tenderised Stein's leg. Stein is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bernhard Adelhard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adelhard throws a body punch but Stein moves out of range.
And Stein tries to counter it with a takedown but Adelhard pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Adelhard lands a head kick. Stein smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adelhard connects with a crisp jab.
Adelhard misses with a left hand
and Stein counters with a nice uppercut.
Adelhard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adelhard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Adelhard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stein's head backwards.
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!
Adelhard lands with an uppercut that bounces Stein off the cage and back into range.
Adelhard throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein avoids a kick to the body.
Adelhard scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adelhard manages to avoid it.
Adelhard scores with a head kick.
Stein takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adelhard misses with a low kick as Stein jumps back.
Stein tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Adelhard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Adelhard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adelhard misses the shot to the body.
Adelhard cracks Stein with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adelhard lands with a hook. Stein tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stein is rocked!
Stein is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Stein is still on wobbly legs! Can Adelhard finish him?
Adelhard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Adelhard! Stein is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernhard Adelhard!
Bernhard Adelhard retains his featherweight title!
Bernhard Adelhard gave a mention to Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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